Description: Antlitz Der Zeit (Face of Time): Aufnahmen Deutscher Mencher Des 20. Jahrhunderts by August Sander, Transmare Verlag/Kurt Wolff Verlag, 1929. First edition, first printing. DESCRIPTION: Quarto (4to). 11 3/8 x 8 3/4 inches (292 x 224 mm.). Original yellow cloth binding with small illustration stamped in black to front cover. Foreword by Alfred Döblin. 60 black and white images (many portraits) printed recto only of ordinary Germans in the 1920's Weimar German society. Includes single page prospectus and order form. Protected with a clear archival Grafix Dura Lar dustwrapper. CONDITION: Slight tilt to spine, few scattered spots on rear cover, slight fading to spine. Flowing handwritten inscription to first free paper, light toning/foxing to front and rear free end plates and edges of text blcok, interior text and photo pages entirely in fine condition. Overall, a very clean copy in highly collectible condition, much better than most. DISCUSSION: This is now regarded as one of the greatest and most classic photography books of the twentieth century, revolutionizing the approach to photo portraiture. It includes many of Sanders' most classic images from his lifetime work 'Menschen des 20 Jahrhunderts' (People of the 20th Century). Because it depicted ordinary Germans, warts and all, rather than a Superhuman Race, it ran afoul of the National Socialist Party (Nazi) censors and the book was seized and burned, the original photographic plates destroyed and the negatives confiscated by Hitler's Ministry of Culture. Sanders was forbidden from producing portrait photography, forced to turn to landscapes. Because most copies were destroyed by the Nazis, it is now quite rare, especially in this clean condition. Please examine the photos carefully and ask all questions prior to purchase because sale is final.
Price: 2000 USD
Location: Peoria, Illinois
End Time: 2024-11-09T17:47:21.000Z
Shipping Cost: 25 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Fine Binding - flexible cover
Language: German
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Signed: No
Region: Europe
Publisher: Kurt Wolff
Topic: Historical
Subject: Art & Photography
