Auction 64 · Lot 127
Ha’Album Ha’Shachar - The Black Album.
- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000
- Hammer price
- $3,250
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(HOLOCAUST).
printer
Anti-Nazi League, April,
Place
Tel Aviv
Publication
1940
Description
Complete set of ten postcards depiciting Nazi crimes. 16-page introduction in Hebrew and English and with synopsis in French. Each photographic postcard bears descriptive caption.
summary
Early public visual display of Nazi atrocities against the Jews of Poland.
This scarce booklet was published by the Anti-Nazi League of Palestine in order to publicize the extent of Nazi crimes in Europe, specifically in Poland. “Hitlerism means return to the savagery of the Middle Ages… The Black Album contains the first series of pictures disclosing Nazi atrocities in Poland. The Black Abum gives a vivid description of the Nazi regime and its cruel systems. Everybody is hereby enabled to unmask Hitlerism by sending the postcards of the Album to his friends and acquaintances all over the world.”
Each card 4 x 5.5 inches, perforated (one detached). Original printed wrappers, stained. Oblong 16mo.
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