Top photography from the 1930s, by both recognised masters and unknown photographers. A standard work of photography. The well-known photographers include: Max Baur, Dr. Otto Croy, Helga Glassner, Axel von Graefe, Heinrich Iffland, Erich Retzlaff, Heinz von Perckhammer, Erna Lendvai Dircksen
The pictures are fabulous and including architecture, people, animals, industry, close-ups, traditional costumes, faces, nature and more .... many taken with Leica cameras. Explanatory notes on plain paper.
Ads for vintage photography products including Zeiss Tessar, Zeiss Ikon Contax, Leica, Primarflex, Rolleiflex and Rolleicord, Meyer Plasmate, Ihagee Exacta and others on glossy paper.
Technical details for each photo, like camera and film used, time, exposure and paper in the rear.
The book had a very small print run of only 7,000 copies in Germany
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