Frank, Anne. Het Achterhuis: Dagboekbrieven van 12 Juni 1942-1 Augustus 1944 [The Back-House: Diary entries from June 12, 1942-August 1, 1944]

AUCTION 38 | Thursday, November 29th, 2007 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Art

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Frank, Anne. Het Achterhuis: Dagboekbrieven van 12 Juni 1942-1 Augustus 1944 [The Back-House: Diary entries from June 12, 1942-August 1, 1944]

FIRST EDITION IN ANY LANGUAGE. Dutch text. Frontispiece photographic portrait of Anne Frank. Between pp. 22-23, photograph of trap door to attic, and facsimile of last page of Anne's diary pp. 9, (1), 253, (1). Glue on title and facing photo. Original printed boards. 8vo

Amsterdam: Ellerman Harms 1947

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

PRICE REALIZED $1,800

FIRST EDITION OF ANNE FRANK'S DIARY The Diary of Anne Frank provides an intimate portrait of a Dutch (formerly German) Jewish family in hiding during the Nazi occupation. The American edition, entitled Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, appeared in print in 1952. As a result of its universal appeal, it is considered one of the key texts of the 20th-century and has sold more than 25 million copies, translated into more than 50 languages