quer-kl. 8to (quer-klein oktav). first edition 500 copies. clothbound/ orig.leineneinbd. mit mont. titelbild. 128 pages, 17 x 21,5 cm, 55 color plates 34 duotone plates. hs. von boris becker signiertes exemplar/ signed copy. 'the book "berlin 1978-1987" shows the photographers early work, shot on 35mm and medium format, that gained importance through the course of history and changes of our perception. boris becker photographed in a divided berlin. in his images we can see the war and the seperation of the city and what it caused in both parts. the book is arranged in chapters that form image-groups and also testify of the political sensitivity of the artist: the east- and westsector of the city, the wall and border installations, the desolate diplomatic-district, the subway reduced to empty wooden wagons and deserted stations, and a series of bunkers that will become beckers most extensive series later on with over 700 images of world war ii bunkers. '(pogobooks). tadelloses exemplar/ mint copy.