Greece Photo Book 1920s w/304 pic Athens Saloniki Corinth Crete Delphi

A very beautiful photographic record of full page photographs (in high quality photo gravure technique)
 featuring topography, remarkable sites, architecture and people of Greece (Griechenland).
Like Arta, Athen, Delphi, Korinth, Crete, Olympia, Saloniki, Santorin and other ....

This precious book was not affordable by too many people at that time.
And there is no other book of that time which comes close to the printing quality of that title.

The photographs are by photographers Hans Holdt and Hugo von Hofmannsthal!

Photographs titled in English, German and French.

From the series "Orbis Terrarum" , a series of early photobooks portraying the regions of the world.

This is the 3rd extended edition 1928 w/304 plates !!
One of only 9,000 copies published.

Hardcover

• 328 pages
• 304 sepia photos in rotogravure printing
• 21 pages introduction and index of photographs
• 1 map of Greece
• 1 map of the Acropolis of Athens
• 1 map of the holy area of Delphoi
• 1 map of old Athens and 1 map of Olympia
• Gilt lettering and decoration

In good exterior and very good interior condition.
Tips of spine bumped, corners frayed, book block slightly crushed at head of spine, name and date on front pastedown, otherwise ok with minor traces of use and age.

All pages are complete and tight in the binding.

Approx/Measurements: 12-1/4" x 9-3/4"  ~4 lbs.

Inhaltsverzeichnis (table of contents) [excerpt]:

Athos - Saloniki - Kastoria - Baba - The valley of Tempe - Meteora - Kastrakion - Trikkala - Pharsalos - Ano Volo - Pelion - Makrynitza - Demerli - Arta - River Arachthos - Joannina - Mount Tomaros - Dodona - Korfu - Leukas - Bay of Ithaka - Kephalonia - Lake Trichonis - Kryoneri - Bay of Itea - Delphi - Monastery of Hosios Lukas - Parnassus - Arachova - Chalkis - Vari - Sunion - Aegina - Daphni - Kasariani - Athen - Piraeus, Harbour of Munichia - Korinth - Akrokorinth - Monastery of Megaspilaion - Mykenai - Tiryns - Nauplia - Island Burzi - Epidauros - Mistra - Sparta - Trypi - Kalamae - Gythion - Island of Kranae - Karytaena - Olympia - Erymanthos - Kastro Moreas - Patras - Kreta, Bay of Kali Limnones, Psychro - Santorin, Thera - Melos - Paros, Parikia - Naxos - Delos - Syra - Keos - Rhodos - Cypern, Larnaka .... and many others