Konigsberg
This lavishly illustrated book is devoted to East Prussias Capital City Königsberg
and was published for the 700 year celebration of Konigsberg.
The stunning photos showing the town prior war destruction in 1945.
The first 8 photo pages depicting the city in ancient times up until the 19th century!
Depicted are [excerpt]:
Arial photo - The Kaiser Wilhelm Square - Castle - Castle Pond - Cathedral - library in the Cathedral -
Hundegatt - several Churches - Pregel - Port Scenes - Storehouse - Old city - Market - Kottel Bridge -
Stock Market - Grain Depot - Train Bridge - Lobenicht - Albertina - Junkerstrasse - Town Hall -
Paradeplatz - Sea Port - University - Sculpture of Immanuel Kant - Langgasse - Steindamm - Opera
w/ Schiller Monument - Wisente in front of Court - Train Station in the North - House of the Books
Dohna Tower - Konigsberger Fleck - Königsberger Klopse - Königsberger Marzipan - Bernstein (Amber) ...
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Hardcover
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In very good exterior and near fine interior condition.
With the rare Original Dust Jacket included, faint foxing to fore edge and rear endpaper, otherwise ok with minor traces of use and age.
All pages are complete and tight in the binding.
Approx/Measurements: 10-1/4" x 7-3/4" ~1.1 lbs.
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Published by House Graf Munich
in 1955
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