Hugo Brehme's 1st Book Mexico 1920s w/197 Gravure Photos Mexique Mexiko 1923

Brehme’s first, and arguably most accomplished, book. During the photographer's early years, traveling became a staple, and frequent visits to South America would soon lead him to explore most of Central America. Shortly after-Brehme became fascinated with the picturesque landscape of Mexico, and subsequently decided to establish residency in Mexico City, along with his own personal studio at 1a. San Juan de Letran No. 3 in Mexico City and the earliest postcards bear this address.

Photographs depicting urban scenes in capital Mexico and countryside scenes, volcanos, buildings, and people throughout Mexico.

Hugo Brehme is considered the most important photographer in Mexico from the first half of the 20th Century.
Hugo Brehme was born in Germany in 1882.

Photographs titled in English, Spanish, German.

Hardcover

• cloth over marbled paper covered boards with gilt lettering and Mexican national seal to front cover and gilt lettering to spine
• 224 pages
• 22 pages intro with index of photographs
• 197 photogravure photos

In good exterior and very good interior condition
Tips of spine worn, else ok.
Name inscription on title page.

All pages are complete and tight in the binding.

Approx/Measurements: 12-1/4" x 9-3/4"  ~2.45 lbs.

Inhaltsverzeichnis (table of contents) [excerpt]:

Mexico, D. F. - Tacuba, D. F. - San Angel, D. F. - Castle of Chapultepec - Monastery of Churubusco - Mexicalcingo - Canal Viga - Xochimilco - Village of Santiago - Canada - Contreras - National Park Lions Desert - Tepepam - Los Remedios - Villa de Guadalupe-Hidalgo - Santa Catarina - Pedregal - Ajusco - Ixtaccihuatl - Popocatepetl - Ozumba - Amecameca - Nevado of Toluca - Peak of Orizaba - Vulcano Colima - Tepozotlan - Convent of San Agustin Acolman - Toluca - Ometusco - Pachuca - Puebla - Cholula - Atlixco - Falls of Necaxa - San Andres Chalchicomula - Queretaro - Morelia - Tepoxtlan - Cuernavaca - Caves of Cacahuamilpa - Ocotlan - Acambaro - Waterfalls of Tzararacua - San Luis Potosi - Tamasopo River - Uruapam - Guanajuato - Taxco - Atoyac River - Oaxaca - Salina Cruz - Lake of Chapala - Guadalajara - Waterfalls of Juanacatlan - Tonilita - Zapotlan - Colima - Manzanillo - Mazatlan - Monterrey - Saddle Mountain - Chihuahua - Atoyac - Maltrata - Fortin - Cordoba - Orizaba - Jalapa - Teocelo - Antigua - Santa Lucrecia - Vera Cruz - San Juan Ulua - Tampico - Panuco River - Campeche - Lake of El Carmen - Lake of Patzcuaro .... and many others