German Vintage Travel Book Australia New Zealand, 1920s Illustrated, Collector Cards
$24.99
A beautifully illustrated German travel adventure book from the 1920s to 1930s featuring Tim's adventures across Australia and New Zealand, published by Margarine-Union AG of Hamburg as a premium promotional book with original colored collector cards.
This book is part of a larger tradition of European corporate premium publications. Margarine companies gave these away as gifts and incentives to build brand loyalty.
The illustrations and collector cards made them valued keepsakes for young readers chasing dreams of faraway places and adventure.
Details
- Item: Hardcover promotional travel book
- Title: Australien Neuseeland (Australia New Zealand)
- Subtitle: Tims Abenteuer im Land der trockenen Flüsse (Tim's Adventures in the Land of the Dry Rivers)
- Publisher: Margarine-Union AG, Hamburg
- Era: circa 1920s to 1930s
- Language: German
- Format: Hardcover with yellow cloth boards and pictorial covers
- Pages: 71 pages
- Illustrations: Hand-colored throughout featuring Australian and New Zealand landscapes, Indigenous peoples, maps, and regional detail
- Special Features: Includes original colored collector cards (Sammelbilder) meant to be mounted into pages (not complete, book is sold AS FOUND)
- Measurements: 12.25 in × 9.5 in × 0.5 in
Condition Grade: Good
Positives
- Bright cover boards with vibrant original color and detail intact
- Sturdy spine and binding still secure
- All 71 pages present and readable
- Hand-colored illustrations remain vivid and clear throughout
- Collector cards mostly intact with original mounting tabs
Issues / Wear
- Pages show yellowing consistent with age, not surprising for 90+ year old paper
- Minor wear to cover boards and edges, some rubbing visible
- Slight aged smell typical of vintage books from this era
- One collector card is missing from the set, documented as AS FOUND condition
- Interior shows light foxing in places as expected for the age
See all photos for detail. Sold as pictured.
This Margarine-Union AG promotional book from Hamburg keeps its hand-colored illustrations and most of its original collector cards, and it suits a shelf of German ephemera or vintage travel books. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.
- Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
- Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
- Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
- Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.
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