[Auer Karol] Lvov before eighty years in contemporary lithographs of the Piller factory. Foreword by Tadeusz Mankowski. Lviv 1928. Zakłady Graficzne Piller - Neumann, pp. XII, [6], plates of engravings 26 (lithographs), p. 8, dimensions 23.5 x 32 cm. Elegant half-leather with gilt.
Bibliophile print run of 250 numbered pieces, dedicated to the participants of the Third Congress of Polish Bibliophiles in Lviv in 1928. A collection of 32 views of Lviv monuments by Karol Auer (a famous artist cooperating with the famous lithographic workshop of Piotr Piller, known mainly as the author of views of Galician towns and cities, including primarily Lviv) and Jozef Svoboda. The views included in the album were printed for the first time; the prints were made from original lithographic stones found in Piller-Neumann's graphic works in Lviv.
The lithographs depict:
- Secular buildings (City Hall, Library of the Ossoline Institute, Post Office, Theater, Ferdinand Square, Hausner's buildings, Financial Directorate, Archbishop's Capital, General Command Building, Lviv Shooting Range, Swimming Pool, Fair)
- Churches (Cathedral Church, Armenian Church, Church of St. George, Dominican Church, Seminary Church, Wallachian Church, Church of Mary and Magdalene, Church of St. Nicholas, Church of the Carmelites, Church of St. Anna, Church of the Ladies of Charity, Church of the Virgin Mary of the Snow, Church of St. Anthony, Greek Church, Franciscan Church, Church of St. Peter, Church of PP. Sakramentki, St. Sophia Church, the chapel of the Virgin Mary in Lychakiv).
Lit. by M. Grońska, Graphics in book, portfolio and album item 30.