1930 Photo Album Turkey Pictures Pferschy Istanbul Ankara Landscape Art Economy 1930 Photo Album Turkey Pictures Pferschy Istanbul Ankara Landscape Art Economy
Turkish picture album, first, and probably the only, edition, from 1930s FOTOGRAFLA TURKIYE LA TURQUIE EN IMAGE TURKEY IN PICTURES DIE TURKEI IM BILD Very nice album of pictures by Othmar Pferschy, from Turkey circa 1930.
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Binding: Cloth hardcover, large oblong quarto, silver stamped orange bolt bound cloth. The pictures are fastened by means of screws. This method of fastening enabling extracting or adding images. The album is divided into six sections: ANKARA, ISTANBUL, TOWNSAND LANDSCAPE, ARCHEOLOGY AND ART, ECONOMY AND CONSTRUCTIVE WORK, MAN AND CIVILIZATION. Text in Turkish, French, English and German language.
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Published by: The General Direction of the Press, Ankara – Turkey.
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Printed: The Graphical Arts F. Bruckmann AG., Munich – Germany.
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Pp. /20/ introduction and explanation + /12/ 6 sheets which indicates sections + /154/ photogravure plates after black and white photographs by Othmar Pferschy.
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Dimensions: 34 x 25 cm.
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Condition: covers with smaller imperfections and wear – some faded stains, front cover very slightly warped, a few pages with small faded stains. For conditions and details see the scans.
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