LOT 29:
A PHOTO BOOK "A VANISHED WORLD" BY ROMAN VISHNIAC WITH AUTOGRAPH
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A PHOTO BOOK "A VANISHED WORLD" BY ROMAN VISHNIAC WITH AUTOGRAPH
A photo book boldly signed by Roman Vishniac, with a foreword by Elie Wiesel. First Edition, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Hardcover in original dust jacket. Signed by the author on the flyleaf: "To Frances, It should never happen again, Roman Vishniac, 1985." A second dedicatory inscription dated 2002 on the endpaper. This lot also includes a NYC Council proclamation in recognition of the photograpaher.
Roman Vishniac (1897-1990) was a Russian-American photographer, best known for capturing on film the culture of Jews in Central and Eastern Europe before the Holocaust.
12 1/4 x 12 1/4 in., (31 x 31 cm.)
Condition: Near perfect condition. Small tear on the top back edge of cover page. Sligh wear on top and bottom of spine cover page. No signs of restoration or alteration.