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. Original binding. Opening bid $200