German Technical Science: Dedicated to the Members of Second World Power Conference

Published by Reichsbahnzentrale für den Deutschen Reiseverkehr, Berlin, 1930

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Small Quarto. 95 (1)pp. Original gray illustrated wraps with white ruling and black lettering on cover. 49 striking full page photogravures, including covers, of German industrial sites and technical accomplishments. The front cover of this photographic jewel dedicated to the members of the "Second World Power Conference" is a photograph of Niklaus Friedrich's bronze statue "The Bow Bender" by W. Titzenthaler. The back cover a photograph of the airship "Graf Zeppelin" credited to Graphic Section of the Airship Building Company. The gallery of photos starts with a photograph by Jaeger & Goergen of the German Museum of Masterpieces of Science and Engineering in Munich and is followed by a number of photographs depicting various locations relating to the coal industry, the gas industry and various power stations, the M.A.N. production facilities of marine Diesel engine, the Mauer Dam in Silesia, energy storage and distribution facilities, the electric train from Munich to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the Wire-rope Aerial Railway at the 7,300 feet high Nebelhorn, machine construction plants, automobiles and trains, the giant ocean steamer "Europa" and the Do X, the largest flying boat in the world, and the framework of the "Graf Zeppelin" among other photographs. Some photographs have been provided courtesy of the respective companies whereas others are not credited at all. Brief descriptions of the respective motifs are provided on the opposite pages. Text in German. Wraps with light wear along edges and spine, small chips and a crease at the lower right corner of front cover, and lightly rubbed covers. Wraps in overall good, interior in very good condition.

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Title
German Technical Science: Dedicated to the Members of Second World Power Conference
Author
Titzenthaler, W.; Jaeger & Goergen; W. Roerts; Hans Herzberg; W. Xaller; Presse-Photo; Norddeutscher Lloyd; A. Stôcker; Graphic Section of the Airship Building Company, Ltd., Friedrichshafen (Photographs by)
Publisher
Reichsbahnzentrale für den Deutschen Reiseverkehr, Berlin
Publication year
1930
Condition
g to vg
Binding
Softcover
Edition
First edition.
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ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB)

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Since 1985 we offer individual books for sale from our inventory of 150,000 rare, out-of-print and antiquarian volumes on many topics, with an emphasis on Judaica, Hebraica, Bibles and rabbinics, the fine and decorative arts, architecture, photography, textile and wallpaper sample books, Bauhaus and the avant garde, expressionist dance, Olympic Games and sport, the ancient near-east and archeology, erotica, illustrated and foreign-language books, especially German, Yiddish, Polish and Hebrew, as well as books from the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich, plus Russian constructivist materials. We create book collections, both large and small, for individuals, decorators, archives and libraries¿currently available: a 10,000-volume research collection on Judaica in the German language. In addition, we maintain a beguiling selection of original works of art and photography. Eric Chaim Kline provides appraisal services for estate, insurance and tax purposes, often helping to match book donors with libraries and museums. We purchase books of merit and entire collections; we also take books on consignment with favorable terms. We are a rental source for movie and tv production, occasionally providing the prop on which the plot turns. Traveling throughout the U.S. and Europe, Eric Chaim Kline has been buying and selling old and rare books since the 1980¿s, when in graduate school at Brandeis University. Proprietor of bookshops in several Los Angeles locations since 1985, he hosts visitors by appointment in our lively bookstore and ships books to collectors, libraries and museums worldwide. Kline occasionally lectures on topics in book collecting and Jewish studies. He sponsors the annual Bibliography Award granted by the Association of Jewish Libraries and serves on the national board of the Antiquarian Booksellers¿ Association of America. We welcome your inquiries.

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