Edmund de Waal — The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance

London, Chatto & Windus, 2010 . First edition. Hardback. A very smart signed first edition, first impression copy of this family memoir by artist Edmund de Waal. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the title page.In publisher's original hardback binding. With the original wrap-around band.A family memoir by British ceramicist Edmund de Waal in which he  tells the story of his family, the Ephrussi, once a very wealthy European Jewish banking dynasty, centred in Odessa, Vienna and Paris, and peers of the Rothschild family.The Ephrussis lost almost everything in 1938 when the Nazis confiscated their property, and were unable to recover most of their property after the war, including priceless artwork; an easily hidden collection of 264 Japanese netsuke miniature sculptures was saved, tucked away inside a mattress by Anna, a loyal maid at Palais Ephrussi in Vienna during the war years. The collection has been passed down through five generations of the Ephrussi family, providing a common thread for the story of its fortunes from 1871 to 2009. In publisher's hardback binding. Externally, excellent. Light shelf wear to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .