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A VANISHED WORLD; With a Foreword by Elie Wiesel
by Vishniac, Roman
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1984. First Edition, Second Printing. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. Roman Vishniac. Square quarto (12 1/4" x 12 1/4" x 7/8"), black cloth with silver lettering on spine and blindstamped facsimile of "Vishniac" on front cover, Foreword by Elie Wiesel, Preface & Commentary on photos, illustrated with unique full-page glossy B&W photos of Jewish ghetto life taken by RV in the 1930's before Eastern European Jewry was destroyed by the Nazis, [xii] + 179, [180] pages. Weight: 4 lbs. 8 oz. Roman Vishniac (1897 - 1990) was a Russian-American photographer, best known for capturing on film the culture of Jews in Central and Eastern Europe before the Holocaust.<br/> <br/> Very Fine/VF brilliant copy: virtually As New. Sharp evocative B&W glossy photos. No previous owner's or other marks. Tight, bright clean copy in comparable dust jacket (unclipped).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7858
- Title
- A VANISHED WORLD; With a Foreword by Elie Wiesel
- Author
- Vishniac, Roman
- Illustrator
- Roman Vishniac
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Second Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Jews, Nazis, ghetto, photos, illustrated, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, 1930s, Germans, murders, Auschwitz
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Facsimile
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- Cloth
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