KRACAUER, Siegfried. Jaqcues Offenbach and the Paris of His Time. New York: Zone Books, 2002. First edition, second printing; “[B]” stated on copyright. Near fine in black cloth over boards, gilt-stamped spine and printed illustrated wrappers. Scuffing to covers and page ends. A biography of composer Jacques Offenbach that is also a social and cultural history of Second Empire Paris. Siegfried Kracauer's biography of the composer Jacques Offenbach is a remarkable work of social and cultural history. First published in German in 1937 and in English translation in 1938, the book uses the life and work of Offenbach as a focal point for a broad and penetrating portrayal of Second Empire Paris. Foreword by Gertrud Koch. 418pp. Shipped USPS Media Mail.