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Königsberg, Pr. Gräfe und Unzer, ND (ca 1935). First edition. Softcover. Large octavo. 64pp. Original illustrated dust-jacket over blind wrappers. Publisher's logo on title page. Publisher's insert laid in at rear. Illustrated with 48 b/w photographic reproductions, this delightful photo-book takes the reader on a journey to East Prussia's Amber Coast. The Amber Coast is the name given to a coastal strip of the Baltic Sea in the northwest of Kaliningrad (Russia, Kaliningrad Oblast, Sambia Peninsula, formerly (before 1945) northern East Prussia in Germany). In this area, amber (Baltic amber) has been excavated since the mid-19th century and up to today in open-pit mining. Moderate rubbing along edges of dust-jacket. Text in German, gothic script. Dust-jacket in good to good+, wrappers and interior in very good condition. g to vg. Item #39045
Price: $150.00