Between the Covers

Hardcover. Oblong quarto. Measuring 14" x 9". String-tied wooden photo album with carved wooden decorations. Contains 32 larger black and white or sepia toned gelatin silver photographs measuring between 5" x 7" and 7½" x 9½", without captions. Near fine album with some edgewear with fine photographs.

An album of professional photography taken during the International Six Days Trial held in Gottwaldova, Czechoslovakia in 1955. The album is filled with images of Czechoslovakia and Jawa motorcycles at high speed. This event is the oldest off-road motorbike competition sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. One photo shows a large tented encampment with a service station and rows of vehicles around it, another shows the drivers doing last minute checks on their bikes. One striking image shows a group of men on their bikes in a line posing for the camera. Some photos are taken from the roadside where participants stopped for assistance or are photographed driving past spectators. At one point during the race it was raining and the men are featured riding through mud. Most of the photos are large and well-composed images of the event with many photos showing the actual racing of the motorcycles.

A remarkable collection of shots of the race and its participants.

Item #410028