Lot 260
Diary of Anne Frank – First Edition (Dutch)
Het Achterhuis [The Annex]. Amsterdam: Contact, 1947. Dutch.
First Dutch edition. Only 1,500 copies printed.
The Dutch edition was the first edition of the "Diary of Anne Frank" ever published in any language, preceding by five years the first English language edition which was published in 1952. IX, 253 [1] pp, 19 cm. Body of book in very good condition (paper somewhat darker at margins). Binding in good condition with dark stains at margins and spine, and damages to front binding. Ownership inscription on endpaper. Binding slightly distorted. No dust cover.
