VISHNIAC, ROMAN; ELIE WIESEL (FOREWORD) — A Vanished World
NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1983. 0374282471. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0374282471. Illustrated by Roman Vishniac. 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. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. The unclipped dust jacket is also in perfect condition, except for a small closed tear on the interior front flap. A large, heavy book - additional shipping charges may apply. FINE/NEAR FINE. B&W Photographs. Oblong 4to 11" - 13" tall. (xi), 179, (1) pp. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .
