Lot 590
Hotel Atlantic, Hamburg. Commemorative publication, circa 1910.
Estimate
€ 200
Starting Price
€ 140
Lot:
590
Category:
History, cultural history and miscellaneous
Geschichte Hamburgs von der Gründung bis zur Jetztzeit ca. 800-1910. Hamburg n. d. (c. 1910). 33,5 x 26 cm. With 2 photographic portraits on the front cover and numerous full-page illustrations based on old originals. 142 pp. Light blue illustr. original linen.
(Slightly scuffed with signs of wear.)
A rare Hamburg corporate publication; contains English/German parallel text set within borders, featuring a historical introduction by A. Obst: ‘History of Hamburg from its foundation to the present day, c. 800–1910’ and by Ph. Berges: ‘Hotel Atlantic and modern Hamburg’; a catalogue of the hotel’s interior furnishings; and numerous promotional inserts from Hamburg-based companies. - The portraits depict the mayors Predöhl and Burchard, whilst the illustrations show cityscapes and the hotel’s interiors. - Printed on paper by I.W. Zanders, Bergisch Gladbach.
(Slightly scuffed with signs of wear.)
A rare Hamburg corporate publication; contains English/German parallel text set within borders, featuring a historical introduction by A. Obst: ‘History of Hamburg from its foundation to the present day, c. 800–1910’ and by Ph. Berges: ‘Hotel Atlantic and modern Hamburg’; a catalogue of the hotel’s interior furnishings; and numerous promotional inserts from Hamburg-based companies. - The portraits depict the mayors Predöhl and Burchard, whilst the illustrations show cityscapes and the hotel’s interiors. - Printed on paper by I.W. Zanders, Bergisch Gladbach.