'Paris: Portrait of a City'

Featuring some of the very earliest pictures ever taken of Paris — by Louis Daguerre and Henry Fox Talbot — this monograph from Taschen tells a fascinating visual tale of the chicest city in the world. Presenting 500 photographs by the likes of Daguerre, Marville, Atget, Lartigue, Brassaï, Kertész, Ronis, Doisneau and Cartier-Bresson, the book spans more than 600 pages for a compelling reflection of over a century and a half of transformation. Not just a love letter to the city but also to its relationship with historic photography, the book offers a exciting patchwork of images from the past and present of everyday Paris, its objects and people.