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Lot 376

The Vanished World — Book of Photographs - New-York, 1947

Di farshvundene velt [The Vanished World], edited by Rafael Abramovitch. New -York, 1947.
A book in album format, with photos of Jews from East Europe. Included are numerous photos of synagogues, streets, stores, and figures, in two parts: Jewish cities, and people. Portraying East European Jewry prior to the Holocaust. Photos are from the collection of the Joint, Yivo and photographers Alter Kacyzne and Roman Vishniak. On the cover an illustration by Shlomo Yudovin. 575, [8] pp, 20.5X26.5 cm. Good condition. Ex-library copy. Several signatures and binding are loose.