van de Poll, Willem; Bernard Mohr ill. [Holocaust]

NAZI HEL [SS]

Van Holkema and Warendorf N. V., 1945. First Edition. Spiral Bound. First Printing of an early Holocaust photo expose of the liberated concentration camps. Oblong 8vo, [30] pp. Spiral bound in black cards with Bernard Mohr-illustrated 'Nazi Hel' and 'SS' in white negative against black background. Illustrated throughout with 26 collotype photographs taken by Allied soldiers and assembled for publication by the Dutch photographer Willem Van de Poll. With introduction and photo captions in Dutch, hand-annotated throughout with English translations. This was one of the first book publications to show the gruesome scenes from the camps, including mass-graves and piles of emaciated dead bodies piled on trucks. Includes the famous photo of Elie Wiesel peering from a crowded Buchenwald bunk room. Tips a bit rubbed and bumped, small stain to front cover in the 'L', pen annotations throughout. GOOD. Item #515160

Price: $275.00