Story Of a Secret State
by Karski, Jan
Karski's "Story of a Secret State" stands as one of the most poignant and inspiring memoirs of World War II and the Holocaust. With elements of a spy thriller, documenting his experiences in the Polish Underground, and as one of the first eyewitness accounts of the slaughter of the Jews by the German Nazis.
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On Nov 4, 2012, avifrombklyn said
incredible. i am sure that it is not an overstatement that this book is one of the most important books i will read in my lifetime. the book was written during the holocaust of world war two. this means the story is not a after the fact history of events but, rather, a real time report and cry for help to the world by the author, jan karski. the book is as relevant today as it was then and i promise that once you pick it up you will not put it down. as a child of holocaust survivors, i hope and pray there will always be a Jan Karski who will not stand by idly while others are being massacred. please read this book!
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THE CATCHER IN THE RYE (BOMC)
by Salinger, J.D. 01a
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Boston: Little Brown. 1951 on tp & cp. BOMC. Hardcover. NEAR FINE book, FAIR DJ(in Brodart). Early BOMC. Jacob's Salinger photo on DJ rear panel. Bright book, clean but worn DJ. . An unusual EXLIB. There is no sign the DJ was ever in a Brodart and then taped to book's inside covers. There are only two EXLIB indicators. (1)… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Story of a Secret State
by Karski, Jan
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- 1944
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Maysville, Georgia, USA
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Hardcover. 389 pp. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston (1944). First Edition. First Printing. (SD). Book of the Month Club edition that appears to be the True First Edition according to WorldCat and Houghton Mifflin Company conventions. Same Date on Title Page. "A Wartime Book" logo on rear DJ flap. Bright, clean, unmarked copy appears mostly unread. Straight and sharp cloth boards… Read more about this item Item Price
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Story of a Secret State
by Karski, Jan
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- 1944
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USA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1944. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 389 pages. A truly memorable book, particularly for those of Polish extraction lucky enough to have been born after the second world war. The author recounts his painful experiences from the days just prior to the German invasion and for the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Story of a Secret State [Including Early Warsaw Ghetto Eyewitness Account]
by Karski, Jan [Signed]
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- 1944
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Good in Good dust jacket. 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by Jan Karski upon front free endpaper. Karski [1914-2000] recounts his experiences when his homeland of Poland was rent asunder by the joint Nazi and Soviet invasion of 1939, and his harrowing subsequent life as a member of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Story Of A Secret State
by "Karski, Jan"
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- 1944
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1944. Book Club. Hardcover. Good +/No Dustjacket. Red cloth covers decorated with black lettering; white endpapers; covers are rubbed and lightly soiled; front cover has three light colored spots on upper left; book edges lightly soiled from age; Book Interior is clean and tight; 8vo; 389 pages
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Story of a Secret State
by Jan Karski
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- 1945
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London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 1945. Cloth. Very Good +. The 1945 1st UK edition of this look at the Polish Underground Movement during World War II. Solid and VG+ in its gray cloth, with light spotting to the panels. Octavo, "this is the first authentic eye-witness report on the actual organisation and the methods of work of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Story of a Secret State
by Karski, Jan (Author)
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- 1944
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Richland, Washington, USA
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Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1944. Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. Used Book: Hard Cover Slight shelf wear to the cover and spine. Binding remains tight and pages are clean and unbent. Item Price
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Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World (Penguin Hardback Classics)
by Karski, Jan
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- 9780141196664
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Penguin Classics. Hardcover. Used; Good. Simply Brit welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring theres something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped… Read more about this item Item Price
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Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World
by Karski, Jan
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- 1st Edition 1st Printing
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- 2013
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- Hardcover
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- 9781589019836
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Georgetown University Press, 2013. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Foreword by Madeleine Albright. Large, heavy, sturdy book, quality black cloth, very bright gilt lettering to front and back, a map of Karski's missions throughout Europe as a Polish resistance fighter who infilitrated Nazi ranks, 414 pages including a photo section. DJ dark rose background with illustration of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Story of a Secret State
by "Karski, Jan"
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- 1944
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1944. Book Club. Hardcover. Good/No Dustjacket. Red Cloth Covers decorated with Black Lettering; white endpapers; covers are lightly soiled and mottled; front hinge starting but intact and fairly tight; 8vo; 391 pages
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The Vigil: a Play in Three Acts
by Fodor, Ladislas
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- 1975
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- Stapled Soft Cover
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Samuel French, 1975. Stapled Soft Cover. Very Good+. 0573617554; Clean, tight, unmarked; name stamp on title page; very light edgewear at spine; otherwise absolute minimal shelfwear; appears unread; 18 males, 6 females; "A modern trial of the gardener as a grave-robber 'in any small American town'. The prosecutor and the defense counsel are… Read more about this item Item Price
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Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World (Penguin Hardback Classics)
by Jan Karski
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- 2011-05-05
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Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World
by Jan Karski
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Hardback. New. Karski was a brilliant young diplomat when war broke out in 1939 with Hitler's invasion of Poland. Taken prisoner by the Soviet Red Army, which had simultaneously invaded from the East, Karski narrowly escaped the subsequent Katyn Forest Massacre. This is a memoir of World War II and the Holocaust. Item Price
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Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World
by Karski, Jan
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Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World
by Karski, Jan
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Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World
by Karski, Jan
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Story of a Secret State
by Karski, Jan
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- Paperback Octavo
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- 2013
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- Paperback
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- 9781626160316
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Washington D C.: Georgetown University Press, 2013. Paperback Octavo. Paperback. Very good. wraps, 414 pp.
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Story of a Secret State
by Karski, Jan
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- 1944
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- Hardcover
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1944. Hardcover. 10mo; G/G; lightly sunned red pictorial spine with white text; dust jacket has moderate shelf wear; two closed chips to head edge; otherwise minor edge wear; cloth has only mild wear; good binding; straight boards; text block exterior edges have slight tone; deckled fore edge;. 1367339. FP New Rockville Stock. Item Price
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Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World
by Jan Karski
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Gently bruised at the head of the spine and the top corners of the boards with comme
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London: Penguin Classics, 2011. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Gently bruised at the head of the spine and the top corners of the boards with commensurate wear to the dust wrapper. The contents complete, clean and tight. . Hardback in dust wrapper (black boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically… Read more about this item Item Price
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Story of a Secret State
by Karski, Jan
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- Used - Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
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- Book Club Edition
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- 1944
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- Hardcover
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1944. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. A barely worn Book Club Edition in Fine condition with an insert tipped in housed in a Very Good+ dust-jacket that has wear to the edges ; Jan Karski tells the story of his experiences as a Polish resistance fighter in the… Read more about this item Item Price
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