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A Vanished World
by Vishniac, Roman; Elie Wiesel (foreword)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New in As New 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. As New in As New 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. . Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in perfect, pristine condition; unmarked, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW/AS NEW.. 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 #
- 27740
- Title
- A Vanished World
- Author
- Vishniac, Roman; Elie Wiesel (foreword)
- Illustrator
- Roman Vishniac
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- New
- 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;, Religion;, History;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Reference; Judaica; Roman History;
Terms of Sale
Round Table Books, LLC
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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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