Peking. Das Gesicht der Städte. Geleitwort von Arthur Holitscher. by Perckhammer, Heinz von - 1928

Zurich and Leipzig: Orell Fussli Verlag, 1930. Sixty three full-page photographs taken in China. A fascinating and enchanting work. Slim octavo, original half cloth pictorial boards, 63 photographic plates in duo tone, 63pp, edges a little rubbed otherwise fine.

Berlin: Albertus-Verlag, 1928. Paperback in acceptable condition. No dust jacket. Text in German. Previously owned by Jonathan Steele. Steele's surname penned on half title page. Cover is detached from page block and split at spine. Covers, page block and pages are marked, worn and tanned. Leading corners, edges and spine are torn, creased and chipped. Leading corners of pages are creased. Contents remain clear throughout. HCW. Paperback. Acceptable/No Dust Jacket. Used.

1928. Testo Italiano, Inglese, Tedesco e Spagnolo. Berlin, 1928; ril. in tela, pp. 200, 199 tavv. b/n.

Berlin: Albertus-Verlag, 1928. Hardcover. G-. Fading, scuffing, wear to covers. Spine is shaken, paper inside front cover is rubbed, linen exposed. Writing inside front cover; two owner's stickers are on feps. Ffep has slight soiling and tanning. Pages are slightly darkened around edges and have some crinkling, probably from damp stain. Light soiling in spots, but overall the book has clean plates and text.. Periwinkle cloth with gilt lettering. xx; 200 pp of sepia plates. Text in German. Edited by C.O. Justh and foreword by Arthur Holitscher. A lovely volume that has withstood the test of time.

1928. Berlikn, Albertus-Verlag, 1928. 30 : 22 cm. XX pages, 200 photographic plates. Original boards (missing illustrated wrappers) A classical photographic work on Beijing by the reknown German photographer Perckhammer. Photo captions in German, English, French and Spanish. - The wrikled front wrapper loos inside. Original boards (missing illustrated wrappers)

1928. Berlikn, Albertus-Verlag, 1928. 30 : 22 cm. XX pages, 200 photographic plates. Original boards (front illustrated wrapper laid in loose). A classical photographic work on Beijing by the reknown German photographer Perckhammer. Photo captions in German, English, French and Spanish.

Zurich: Orell Fussli Verlag, 1930. Book. Illus. by Perckhammer, Heinz Von. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 16 pages of text and descriptions of 63 full-page sepia-tone reproductions of photos. All text in German. Illustrated front board. Small prior owner's name atop front free endpaper otherwise unmarked. Moderate age-related tanning to some pages. Moderate external wear. Original binding intact. A sound copy of this wonderful von Perckhammer compilation..

1928. Berlikn, Albertus-Verlag, 1928. 30 : 22 cm. Wrappers. XX pages, 200 photographic plates. Wrappers. A classical photographic work on Beijing by the reknown German photographer Perckhammer. Photo captions in German, English, French and Spanish.

London : Routledge, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original cloth. Panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; 15 p., [48] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Series; Seen by the camera ; 15. Subject; Photography of the nude.

1928. Berlin, Albertus Verlag, 1928. Small folio. Original blue cloth with illustrated wrappers; pp. xx; 200, full-page half-tone photographic illustrations numbered 1-200 with captions below in German, English, French and Spanish, and one map of Beijing; wrappers rubbed and chipped at edges, slightly marked, otherwise very good. First edition, probably the earlier issue in cloth with illustrated wrappers and not in boards with typographical wrappers, one erratum line on title-verso. A series of delicate and beautiful images of Beijing by the German photographer von Perckhammer (1895-1965), depicting the city's architecture, inhabitants, and landmarks, with polyglot titles beneath. Von Perckhammer had travelled through China and Macau in the 1920s, and, in addition to this work, also published Edle Nacktheit in China (Berlin: 1928; issued in English as The Culture of the Nude in China also published in Berlin in 1928) and Von China und Chinesen (Zurich: 1930), which was published in Britain under… Read More