May 2012 Auction Ends Tuesday, May 29th, 5pm Pacific
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/29/2012
Anne Frank's ''Het Achterhuis'' first edition, first printing in Dutch from June 1947. Published by Uitgeverij Contact: Amsterdam. Grey boards with a burnt orange block in center of front cover. With the original introduction by Annie Romein-Verschoor, a potrait of Anne Frank, two photographs and a plan of ''het achterhuis'' (the hiding place) and two facsimiles of Anne Frank's handwriting. In very good condition with some professional restoration. No dustjacket. Discoloration of the spine with a light staining. Cover is browning at the otherwise perfect edges. From the private library of ''C.H. Hossele'', stated on pastedown. This edition precedes the ''The Diary of Anne Frank'' by five years. Rare.
True First Edition, First Printing of ''The Diary of Anne Frank''
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