Köpfe des Alltags, Unbekannte Menschen, Gesehen von Helmar Lerski [Everyday Heads of Unknown People…]. Berlin: Hermann Reckendorf, 1931. German. First edition.
80 portrait photographs by Helmar Lerski, with an introduction by collector and critic Curt Glaser (1879-1943).
Helmar Lerski (1871-1956), born in Strasbourg, worked in Switzerland, the USA, Germany and Palestine. He was one of the most important photographers of the 1930s and 1940s in Palestine and gained an international reputation as a still photographer and a cinematographer. He was known for his closeup portrait photographs, characterized by strong contrast between light and shadow.
[2] leaves, X pp + 80 photographic plates. 30 cm. Good condition. A few stains and minor creases to margins. Penned scribble on the title page. Abbrasions and minor blemishes to binding. Tears to spine (the spine is partly detached). Missing dustjacket.