Menschen Arbeit im Eisenwerke
Moravská Ostrava: Eisenwerk Witkowitz, 1938. First edition. Softcover. 8vo. Unpaginated. Printed wraps in original attached stiff dust wrapper, printed in red and white. Dj protected by mylar jacket. Illustrated with 25 full-page photographs by Vladimir Hipman printed in rich gravure showing workers of the Eisenwerk Witkowitz (Witkowitz Ironworks). During the 19th and 20th centuries the company was an important part of the Moravian-Silesian steel industry. The company's grounds were divided into coal mining, iron making, steel refining and processing. Each photograph protected by clear mylar. Graphic design by Hugo Steiner - Prag. Gravure printing by Nebert & Söhne, Prag-Smichov. Minor age wear and creasing on dj. Small stain front of dj. Ex-libris of "Reindl" on inside of front cover. One of the most important 20th century publications on Czech industrial photography. Item #32024
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