Lot 107: [ Photographs ]

Man (Felix H., 1893-1985). Rokko Sanso, 1931, a unique photo album of twenty-one mounted colour photos of the villa, plus grounds and interior views, each 11 x 15 cm, mounted back to back on buff card leaves, each initialled and neatly titled in white to mounts, neat silver pen presentation page at front, ÔWith best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Major & Mrs H York Irvine, ÒRokko SansoÓ, Kokkosan, Kobe, Japan, 1931, photographs by Felix H. Man, Hans Bauman, 1931Õ, with a limitation number 1/1, a.e.g., orig. decorative moire silk over boards with spine ties and titled paper label to upper cover, minor fraying to corners, oblong small folio. Felix H. Man was born as Hans Felix Sigismund Baumann. Around 1930, Man was working for the Muenchner Illustrierte Presse and the Berliner Illustrierte Zeitung. He was largely confined to work on the Continent and in England, and during the period 1930-1931 he went to Italy and made is famous Reportage ÔA Day with MussoliniÕ. (1)