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

(HOLOCAUST).

Ellerman Harms

Amsterdam

1947

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

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