Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Via Hamburg to the World. From the Emigrants' Halls to BallinStadt

Hamburg: Ellert & Richter Verlag, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 87pp. Original photo-illustrated boards with red and blue lettering on cover and spine. "Comings and Goings. Migration in Europe in the Nineteenth and early Twentieth Century" is the first chapter in this intricate portrait of the German Seaport Hamburg as a port of entry for emigrants, including a chapter on Albert Ballin, the shipping magnate and father of modern cruise ship travel. "BallinStadt" today is a museum dedicated to emigrants and genealogy. Business card and brochure of the Museum laid in. The book is illustrated with impressive color and b/w reproductions of photographs, artwork and documents, e.g. the title page of a guide for emigrants to the United States and architectural drawings of the "Emigrant Halls." Includes a glossary to help understand the context related to the history of emigration in Hamburg. Binding lightly rubbed on back cover. Light yellowing in margins of block not affecting images. Binding and interior in overall very good condition. vg. Item #37322

Price: $75.00

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