PAWEK, Karl. De Kinderen van deze WERELD.

(Hamburg, Germany): Gruner and Jahr, 1977. First edition. Softcover. 26 by 20.8cm. Unpaginated. The fourth volume in Karl Pawek’s influential Weltausstellung der Photographie (World Exhibition of Photography) series, organised in association with stern magazine. Conceived as an international survey of childhood, the volume assembles work by leading photojournalists from around the world, juxtaposing images of play, family life, education, labour and conflict to present childhood as a universal human experience. Illustrated throughout with 515 black-and-white and colour photographs by 238 photographers from 94 countries. A very good copy in photo-illustrated wrappers.