50 Jahre Adler 1880-1930. So entsteht ein Auto.
Folio. 109,[1]pp. Original gold-stamped wraps resting in modern custom-made brown cloth slipcase. Handsome typographically designed Festschrift, published in 1930 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the German company Adler. Adler or Adlerwerke, formerly known as Heinrich Kleyer, was a German automobile manufacturer founded by Heinrich Kleyer (1853-1932) in 1880. The company was also known as an aircraft manufacturer. From 1898 on they also produced typewriters and office machinery. This publication celebrates the company's history of car designs. Profusely illustrated with b/w reproductions of photographs by Dr. Paul Wolff. Many of the plates are in photomontage and show Kleyer with the Adler-Standard 8, Adler Favorit, etc., as well as detailed photographs of the manufacturing process of a car. Text in German by Paul G. Ehrhardt. Contents: Vergangenheit. Gegenwart. Gang der Fabrikation. Montage. Grundlagen der Fabrikation. Rückblick. Verzeichnis der Bilder. Minor creasing on wraps. Few tiny stains on front wrapper. Tight copy in very good condition, slipcase near fine.
Book ID: 24157
Price: $650.00