First edition of Children Of The Flats by Paul Alberts (1980)

Medium format soft cover in very good condition. Shelf wear with some chipping to edges, corners and around the spine of the dust jacket. 4 closed tears repaired by archival tape from the interior. Jacket now in a removable plastic sleeve. 

General shelf and reading wear to soft cover, with creases along spine and corners.

Age toning and signs of foxing to the page block, and age toning to the pages. 

Binding firm.

100 pages, 80 photographic plates

27.5 x 21 cm

Text by George Gibbs

About

Children of the Flats is an evocative, 100-page social documentary by South African photographer Paul Alberts and author George Gibbs. The work serves to capturing the harsh realities of daily life for children living in the deeply impoverished, racially segregated Cape Flats townships outside of Cape Town—specifically focusing on neighbourhoods like Kewtown, Athlone, Bridgetown, and Silvertown. At the time, these overcrowded areas suffered from systemic neglect due to apartheid policies, lacking proper infrastructure, sewerage, and electricity.