German Book 1922 - SPAIN w/ 304 spanish photo gravures

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Spain - Architecture and Landscape 1925 - The Unknown Spain - A very rare book full of beautiful full page photographs (in high quality photo gravure technique)of the landscape, cities and villages of Old Spain in the early 1920s.Depicted are portals, towers, streets, plazas, churches, abbeys, chapels, cemeteries, palaces, patios,gardens, stairs, window gates, water holes, bridges, castles (Castillos) and garbs ...The photographer Kurt Hielscher travelled through Spanien in the 1920s and made over 2000 photosw/ premier photo equipment; his Zeiss Ikon/Ica camera and Zeiss objectives on Agfa Chromo Isorapid andChromo Isolar plates and Isopan films His book represents the best 304 photos out of 2000 from Old Spain.From Santander to Tarifa !! This precious book was not affordable by too many people at that time.And t is no other book of that time which comes close to the printing quality of that title.Photographs titled in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish. From the series Orbis Terrarum. No Reserve Price! Hardcover (Cloth / Full Linen) 328 pages, german text - 304 sepia photos in copper plate printing- 24 pages introduction and index of photographs- 1 map of Spain In fine condition . All pages are complete and tight in the binding. Approx/Measurements: 9 3/4" x 12 1/4" 3.9 lbs. from Kurt HielscherPublished by Verlag read more