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LOT 87:
Ein Ghetto im Osten Wilna – Moshe Vorobeichic – German and Yiddish
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Ein Ghetto im Osten Wilna – Moshe Vorobeichic – German and Yiddish
VOROBEICHIC, Moshe. Ein Ghetto im Osten Wilna [The Jewish Street in Vilnius]. Zürich–Leipzig: Orell Füssli, 1931. German and Yiddish edition.
Sixty-five photographs by Moshe Vorobeichic (Raviv) (Moi Ver), documenting the pre-war atmosphere of the Jewish ghetto in Vilnius. Vorobeichic's unique 'New Vision' photographic style utilizes a composition of light and shadow, integrating geometric shapes and dynamic photographic angles with a collage-like graphic layout of the images. Introduction by S. Chneour. This Yiddish and German edition is the rarest of the three bi-lingual editions of the book. One of the most important photobooks of the 20th century.
7 pp, 64 photo-plates, 8 pp, 19.5 cm. Very Good Minus condition. Some staining and minor damages to binding. Handwritten dedication to an Oleh to Eretz Israel (dated 1933, Vilnius).
