I love small book collections of photography and this one is a little gem. The first few pages are a nice, brief biography of the photographer and most of the photos are kept to one page, which makes them much easier to see. On the opposite side of each photos is a description of where, when and what as well as a brief critique of each image and inspiration.

The images themselves are haunting and evocative, giving a strong sense of the time and place and Atget's sense of light and shadows is amazing. They have both a timeless feeling and a sense of a time and place that is long gone, which I find fascinating and keeps me going back and looking at each photo over and over again.