Bidspirit auction | The Vanished World. Pictorial. Roman

The Vanished World. Pictorial. Roman Vishniak. First Edition. New York 1947. Fine 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. Some stains. Original binding, (slightly loose). Opening bid $200