Het Achterhuis, Dagboekbrieven van 14 Juni 1942 - 1 Augustus 1944.
by Frank, Anne
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Dust Jacket Included
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Contact, 1947 First edition (published June 25th, 1947). Publisher's white and red paper-covered boards; in the original dust jacket, title in white script to front panel and spine, "Anne Frank" in yellow, multi-toned gray background. A very good copy, some toning to boards and page edges, front hinge was cracked and very neatly repaired, contemporary ownership signature and bookplate to front free endpaper; in a good dust jacket, worn and with chipping to extremities, very careful and minimal repair with tissue to verso at spine and a triangular chip over the "R" in "Frank" to front panel, splitting to spine and folds, very fragile but still intact, now just very minimally reinforced for stability, no repair or restoration otherwise. Overall, the very scarce first edition in its proper first issue dust jacket with the yellow lettering. In 1942, Otto Frank and his family went into hiding in a secret attic in a factory building in Amsterdam. His youngest daughter Anne passed her time writing, filling a diary and several notebooks with her innermost feelings, reflections of the world around her, daily activities, and dreams for her future. Though they evaded capture for over two years, the family was eventually discovered by the Nazis, arrested, and deported to concentration camps. After the war, Otto Frank was liberated from Auschwitz; he was the only survivor of the Frank family. When Otto returned to Amsterdam, family friend Miep Gies gave him Anne's diaries, which she had kept hidden after the family was found. Inspired by Anne's writings, he published them under the title Het Achterhuis. Dagbrieven van 14 juni 1942 tot 1 augustus 1944 (The Secret Annex. Diary Letters from June 14, 1942 to August 1, 1944.) The first edition, issued in a print run of just over 3,000 copies, marked the first time that Anne's words were read by the public. The book was a commercial and critical success; second and third editions of Anne's diary were printed within a year of the first.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Dust Jacket Included.
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- Bookseller
- B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AF002
- Title
- Het Achterhuis, Dagboekbrieven van 14 Juni 1942 - 1 Augustus 1944.
- Author
- Frank, Anne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Contact
- Date Published
- 1947
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Women's Literature; Politics;
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B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA
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New York, New York
About B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA
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