Sledzinski josef (3 Ergebnisse)

Okart./Schutzum., deutsch, 120 S., 23 X 15,5 cm, Mit 129 Aufnahmen des Verfassers (auf Tafeln) und einer Karte. Vielfach unter Lebensgefahr aufgenommen, da das Photographieren zu dieser Zeit in den islamitischen Ländern meist bei Todesstrafe verboten war, geben diese Bilder einen sehr lebendigen Einblick in die Lebensweise der Menschen in diesen Ländern Ende der 30er Jahre und zeigen die verschiedenartigen Landschaften zwischen Mittelmeer und Indien. Bildtafeln m. Läsuren. Schutzum. stark beschädigt, am Einbd. festgeklebt. Vors. fehlt. Stellenweise fleckig/fingerfleckig., 3.…

Broschiert. 47 S. Einband berieben, etw. befleckt, etw. bestaubt u. vergilbt, Seiten vergilbt G1000a *.* Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 150.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Original stiff card yapp wraps illustrated with wraparound route map and portrait of the author in keffiyeh 15x19cm. Printed by Druck Leykam, Graz. 47pp German text + (6)pp unindexed full-page b/w photos on glossy paper. Covers very good, foxed, rubbed to the spine ends. Interiors fine, tanned. The publisher presented this copy as the prize in a motorcyle race in Easter 1947, with inscription inside the front wrap as follows: "Lem Sieger(?) / Im motorradrennen / vom Kristall Verlag Graz / Ostern 1947". Sledzinski has signed this with a brief message below, with his personal ink stamp here and on the facing title page giving his address in Graz. Institutionally very rare with 3 locations on Worldcat (OCLC 935538361: Otto von Guericke Universitat, University of Ljubljana, COBIB / COBISS). This was reissued in 2012 with a new Foreword by Sledzinski's son, and additional photos. Josef Sledzinski (1898-1973) grew up in Istanbul. Fluent in Turkish, he was enlisted as a motorcylist in the Imperial Ottoman HQ during WW1. He preferred to spend his time among the Bedouin, and became known as "Wustensohn". With possibilities for travel reopening after WW1, this describes close to 2 years spent during 1935-36 visiting 20 countries on 3 continents, covering over 80,000km, and putting his life at risk by taking over 6000 photos. His routes took him from Germany into Kuwait and Iran via Italy, Bulgaria, Poland, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and Iraq. The photos include Bulgarian peasants, Turkish gypsies, and views of Istanbul. Inscribed by Author(s).…