First edition bilingual Polish-English hardcover photo album documenting Kraków’s historic Kazimierz Jewish Quarter, 1870–1988.
Published in Kraków by Wydawnictwo Arka in 1992. Text and captions in Polish and English. Features approximately 150 pages of evocative archival photographs, including prewar Jewish life, street scenes, shops, architecture, portraits, and later documentary photography of Kazimierz.
Written and photographed by Stanisław Markowski, with an essay by Rafael Scharf. An uncommon and visually significant volume for collectors of Judaica, Polish Jewish history, Kraków history, documentary photography, and Eastern European cultural history.
* Title: Krakowski Kazimierz: Dzielnica Żydowska 1870–1988 / Kazimierz: The Jewish Quarter of Cracow
* Author/Photographer: Stanisław Markowski
* Publisher: Wydawnictwo Arka
* Year: 1992
* Edition: First Edition / Wydanie pierwsze
* Language: Polish & English
* Format: Hardcover
* Pages: 150
* ISBN: 85-85123-09-01
* Approx. size: 11.8 x 9.1 in / 30 x 23 cm
Very good pre-owned condition. Clean pages and strong photo reproduction. Light shelf wear consistent with age. Small purple “148” stamp on a blank endpaper, shown in photos. No dust jacket, as issued. Please review all photos carefully as they are part of the description.