Ed van der Elsken's Love on the Left Bank – in pictures

Life on the Parisian party scene
Photograph: Ed Van Der Elsken/Dewi Lewis Publishing

Bohemian friends (and felines) Photograph: Ed Van Der Elsken / Dewi Lewis Publishing

Cafe culture in bohemian Paris Photograph: Ed Van Der Elsken / Dewi Lewis Publishing

Underground world ... sleeping on the Paris metro Photograph: Ed Van Der Elsken / Dewi Lewis Publishing

Love blossoms on the Left Bank Photograph: Ed Van Der Elsken / Dewi Lewis Publishing

Love on the Left Bank tells the fictional story of Ann and her circle of friends Photograph: Ed Van Der Elsken / Dewi Lewis Publishing

Life as an exotic dancer in Paris Photograph: Ed Van Der Elsken / Dewi Lewis Publishing

Ann applies her makeup Photograph: Ed Van Der Elsken / Dewi Lewis Publishing

Vali Myers, who plays Ann, was a dancer and artist, who arrived in Paris in 1949
Photograph: Ed Van Der Elsken / Dewi Lewis Publishing

Vali Myers as Ann Photograph: Ed Van Der Elsken / Dewi Lewis Publishing