Bidspirit auction | The Vanished World. Pictorial. Roman

The Vanished World. Pictorial. Roman Vishniak. First Edition. New York 1947. Nice Copy. (Die Farschwindeter Velt) - Shortly before the Holocaust, Roman Vishniak (Raphael Abramowitz) traveled through Eastern Europe on a photography tour. The hundreds of images he captured, portray a glimpse of prewar Jewish life, of a world destroyed. In the words of the publisher the purpose of the book is “to present a camera’s eye reflection of Jewish life in a number of East European countries on the eve of the great catastrophe” Forward Association press. 584 pages. 20 by 26 cm. Very fine condition. Original binding (in plastic). Opening bid $150