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A Vanished World
by Vishniac, Roman; Elie Wiesel (foreword)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0374282471
- ISBN 13
- 9780374282479
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1983. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. 0374282471 . Publisher's full black cloth, gilt lettering on spine, author's facsimile signature incised on cover, brown endpapers. Profusely illustrated with 181 extraordinary photographs by Roman Vishniac, many full-page. Foreword by Elie Wiesel. This is the most important collection of photos of the Eastern European Jews in the years (1934-1939) preceding the Holocaust, and smuggled out of Europe when Vishniac escaped the Nazis in 1940. . The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. The unclipped dust jacket is also in perfect condition, except for a small closed tear on the interior front flap. A large, heavy book - additional shipping charges may apply. FINE/NEAR FINE. . B&W Photographs. Oblong 4to 11" - 13" tall. (xi), 179, (1) pp .
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- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27112
- Title
- A Vanished World
- Author
- Vishniac, Roman; Elie Wiesel (foreword)
- Illustrator
- Roman Vishniac
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- Stated First Edition. First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0374282471
- ISBN 13
- 9780374282479
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- 0374282471, Photography;, Judaica;, Jewish Life;, Warsaw;, Warsaw Ghetto;, European Jews;, First Edition;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Judaica;
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
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