I.G.Farben Bayer 1863-1938 German Jubilee Book Industrial Photos Wolff

Rare Jubilee Book on 75th anniversary of the pharmaceutical company, I. G. Farben Industrie Aktiengesellschaft.
The industrial photography on full page photogravure plates are from famous photographer Dr. Paul Wolff.

The IG Farben was a company with 125,000 employees in 1938 and manufactured world famous products like Agfa Color and black & white film, film cameras, Bayer medicine like Aspirin, synthetic Buna rubber, cellophane and Leuna gasoline, to name just a few.

From the title page:
Der Gefolgschaft der Werke Leverkusen, Elberfeld und Dormagen zur Erinnerung an die 75. Wiederkehr des Gründungstages der Farbenfabriken Friedrich Bayer & Co. Gewidmet von der I. G. Farbenindustrie AG.

Hardcover

• 254 pages
• ~96 b/w gravure photos
• ~8 full page color plates
• gilt stamped pictorial red cloth

In good exterior and good interior condition.
Extremities slightly rubbed, spine slightly damaged near tips, occasionally finger stained, otherwise ok.

All pages are complete and tight in the binding.

Approx/Measurements: 11-1/4" x 8-1/2" ~3.3 lbs.