Frank, Anne. The Diary of a Young Girl. Translated from the Dutch by B.M. Mooyart. With an introduction by Eleanor Roosevelt.

AUCTION 41 | Thursday, September 18th, 2008 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, & Graphic Art

Back to Catalogue Download Catalogue

<Previous Lot

/366

Next Lot>

Lot 149

(HOLOCAUST).

Frank, Anne. The Diary of a Young Girl. Translated from the Dutch by B.M. Mooyart. With an introduction by Eleanor Roosevelt.

FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. On p. 9, facsimile of page from the original manuscript. On p. 27, blueprint of house pp. 285. Very lightly browned around outer margins. Multicolor dust jacket with black-and-white photographic illustration of Anne Frank on front and fascsimile of page from diary on back, torn. Cloth. 8vo

Garden City, New York: Country Life Press 1952

Est: $800 - $1,000

FIRST AMERICAN 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 of Holland. 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. The book first appeared in Dutch in 1947 under the title Het Achterhuis: Dagboekbrieven van 12 Juni 1942-1 Augustus 1944 ["The House Behind: Diary Entries from June 12th, 1942 - August 1st, 1944."] See Kestenbaum Sale 38, Lot 138