Kriegsgefangene, Hundert Steinzeichnungen von Hermann Struck [War prisoners, one hundred lithographs by Hermann Struck]. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer (Ernst Vohsen), 1916. German.
One hundred lithographs by Hermann Struck - portraits of war prisoners of WW I (each portrait titled in German). Text by German anthropologist Felix von Luschan.
A dedication handwritten by Hermann Struck, for M. [Menachem] Fogelson, appears on a leaf preceding the title page. Signed and dated (Haifa, 1938). With Ex-Libris: "From the books of M. Fogelson", designed by Struck.
In 1915 Struck joined the German army as a volunteer. First he served as an interpreter and censor, and later was transferred to the Russian front where he was in charge of Jewish affairs. During the years 1915-1916 Struck created portraits of prisoners in German camps, with the authorization and support of the German General Staff and documented in his works different “types” of prisoners. For this project he turned to anthropologist Felix von Luschan who created a classification method for people by skin color and was of the researchers of “Physical Anthropology of Jews”. The results of this joint project were compiled in this book. [3] leaves, 27 pp, [2] pp, [50] leaves (portraits). 38 cm. Attractive binding. Good condition. Significant foxing. Minor damages to binding.