Castles Chateau 1930s Photo Book w/280 Czech Europe Bohemia Moravia

A large and heavy coffe table book with stunning full page photographs (in high quality photo gravure technique) featuring old famous czech castles, stately homes, baroque and renaissance style palaces, churches and monasteries of Bohemia and Moravia. Many of them are national monuments of Czechoslovakia and were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The photos were taken in the 1930s and 1940s. A truly fantastic book!

Depicted are:
Region Praha: Karlstejn - Nelahozeves - Zbraslav - Palais Schwarzenberg - Palais Kinsky - Palais Nostic - Palais Kounic - Horovice - Troja Krivoklat - Veltrusy - Sternberk nad Sazavou - Becvary - Liblice - Sazava - Jemniste - Melnik - Dobris - Kacina - Libechov
Region Ceske Budejovice: Jindrichuv Hradec - Hluboka - Ohrada - Kratochvile - Orlik - Zvikov - Cesky Krumlov - Bechyne
Region Plzen: Horsovsky Tyn - Blatna - Svihov - Kladruby - Krimice - Lnare
Region Karlovy Vary: Klasterec nad Ohri - Krasny Dvur - Kynzvart
Region Usti nad Labem: Libochovice - Roudnice nad Labem
Region Liberec: Ploskovice - Zakupy - Mnichovo Hradiste - Bezdez - Lemberk - Frydlant - Sychrov - Kost
Region Hradec Kralove: Nachod - Kuks - Nove Mesto nad Metuji - Chlumec nad Cidlinou - Opocno - Hradek u Nechanic - Ratiborice - Castolovice - Kostelec nad Orlici - Doudleby - Rychnov nad Kneznou
Region Pardubice: Litomysl - Nove Hrady u Vysokeho Myta - Pardubice - Slatinany - Zleby
Region Brno: Pernstejin - Moravsky Krumlov - Bucovice - Bitov - Vranov nad Dyji - Lednice - Valtice - Slavkov - Rajec - Namest nad Oslavou
Region Olomouc: Moravsky Sternberk - Loucna - Velke Losiny
Region Gottwaldov: Buchlovice - Milotice - Vizovice

Hardcover

• 322 pages
• ~270 b/w photos in gravure printing
• a map of the castles and chateaus in Bohemia
  and Moravia

In good exterior and fine interior condition
Spine sunned, boards slightly rubbed, otherwise ok. Gravure plates are very clean and bright.

All pages are complete and tight in the binding.

Approx/Measurements: 13-1/2" x 10"  ~4.3 lbs.