The Book Thieves: The Nazi Looting of Europe's Libraries and the Race to Return a Literary Inheritance
by Anders Rydell
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0735221227
- ISBN 13
- 9780735221222
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About This Item
New York, Viking, 2017 [1st US edition]; 155 x 235 mm, xii, 352 pp, illusts., notes, index. Hard Cover in Dustwrapper - both Like New.
'An erudite exploration of the systematic plundering of libraries and book collections by Nazi invaders. Looting books by mainly Jewish owners, collections, and libraries was an effective way of stealing Jewish memory and history, as this thorough work of research by Swedish journalist and editor Rydell attests .…. An engrossing, haunting journey for bibliophiles and World War Il historians.' - KIRKUS REVIEWS (starred review).
'A fascinating and untold story about the greatest book theft in history.' - DAGENS NYHETER (Sweden). 'Rydell's book is a gripping read ... The Book Thieves is a personal, well-written, and greatly informative title… that fills a big gap in the field of research:' - SVENSKA DAGBLADET (Sweden).
'Anders Rydell has written an equally harrowing and riveting book about the Nazis' plunder of Europe's libraries, a large-scale attack on its cultural heritage... One can only praise the expert work Rydell has done, which has resulted in a book that can be read as an educative thriller.' - BORÄS TIDNING (Sweden)
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- Bookseller
- J Styles Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 391
- Title
- The Book Thieves: The Nazi Looting of Europe's Libraries and the Race to Return a Literary Inheritance
- Author
- Anders Rydell
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- New Like New
- Jacket Condition
- Like New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0735221227
- ISBN 13
- 9780735221222
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2017
- Pages
- xii, 352
- Keywords
- Book thefts - Europe - History - 20th century, Libraries and national socialism - Europe, World War 1939-1945 - Destruction and pillage, World War 1939-1945 - Confiscations and contributions
- Bookseller catalogs
- Third Reich;
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