Izis. IZIS Bidermanas. Paris des Rêves. Flammarion, 2009.

By Manuel Bidermanas and Aremell Canitort. French illustrated stiff wraps, very good  with a corner crimp, a small indentation on back cover, and other small evidences of use.  Not a reprint of Paris des Rêves (1951) by Izis. This much larger book accompanied a 2010 exhibition and covers Izis’ entire career. Text in French.  Summary:

Izis Bidermanas: Paris des Rêves (Paris of Dreams), published by Flammarion in 2009 under the direction of Manuel Bidermanas and Armelle Canitrot, is a landmark retrospective monograph and exhibition catalogue dedicated to the Lithuanian-born French photographer Israëlis Bidermanas, known simply as Izis (1911–1980). Released in conjunction with a major retrospective organized by the City of Paris, the book celebrates Izis as a foundational figure of post-war French humanist photography alongside contemporaries like Robert Doisneau, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Brassaï, and Willy Ronis.

The publication documents the breadth of Izis's romantic, dreamlike visual style:

• Humanist & Poetic Vision: Highlights his atmospheric photographs of Parisian street life, quiet quays along the Seine, carousels, and everyday dreamers, capturing mood and emotion rather than rigid realism.

• Literary Collaborations: Re-engages the spirit of his original 1951 masterpiece of the same name, pairing his poetic black-and-white images with handwritten texts, poems, and prose from literary icons such as Jacques Prévert, Jean Cocteau, Paul Éluard, and Henry Miller.

• Broader Career Retrospective: Traces his evolution from early portraits of World War II French Resistance fighters (Maquisards) to intimate studies of artists like Marc Chagall and Colette, as well as travel series in London and Israel.

The volume reinforces Izis’s distinct legacy as a "chaser of images" who defined the gentle, nostalgic visual mythology of mid-century Paris.

Here is a video which shows another copy of the book page by page: https://gemini.google.com/app/c7d8bf95b39bc1be

Israëlis Bidermanas (1911–1980), known professionally as Izis, was a Lithuanian-born French photographer who became a foundational figure in post-World War II French humanist photography alongside contemporaries like Robert Doisneau, Brassaï, and Henri Cartier-Bresson. Emigrating to France in 1930, he initially worked as a commercial portraitist before being forced into hiding during WWII, during which he joined the French Resistance and captured historic portraits of fellow Maquisards. Settling in Paris after the liberation, Izis launched a distinguished career with Paris Match and earned widespread acclaim for his atmospheric, deeply empathetic street photography that captured everyday dreamers and quiet urban scenes. Renowned for marrying visual art with literature—most famously in his seminal 1951 photobook Paris des Rêves, which featured paired handwritten texts from writers like Jacques Prévert and Marc Chagall—Izis forged a unique legacy defined by poetic lyricism, nostalgia, and a gentle fascination with the human condition.