The Vanished World. Pictorial. Roman Vishniak. First Edition. New York 1947. Nice Copy. (Die Farschwindeter Velt)

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