Het Achterhuis, Dagboekbrieven van 14 Juni 1942 - 1 Augustus 1944.

Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Contact, 1948 Fourth edition. Publisher's blue-gray and red paper-covered boards; lacking the dust jacket. A very good copy, some toning to extremities, lean to spine, some splitting at spine joints, reinforcement to rear hinge, small bookseller's sticker to front free endpaper, clean interior. A clean and attractive example of a fragile binding. Frank, Anne. Het Achterhuis, Dagboekbrieven van 14 Juni 1942 - 1 Augustus 1944. Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Contact, 1949. Fifth edition. Publisher's blue cloth lettered in gilt to front board and spine; lacking the dust jacket. A very good or better copy with some light soiling to boards, rubbing to extremities, lean to spine, offsetting to endpapers, ownership signature to front free endpaper and small bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Overall, a sturdy and attractive copy. Frank, Anne. Het Achterhuis, Dagboekbrieven van 14 Juni 1942 - 1 Augustus 1944. Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Contact, [1949]. Sixth edition. Publisher's royal blue cloth lettered in gilt to front board and spine; lacking the dust jacket. Near fine with some light sunning to spine and a few spots to text block edges, ownership signature to front free endpaper and small bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. A lovely copy. In 1942, Otto Frank and his family went into hiding in a secret attic in a factory building in Amsterdam. His youngest daughter Anne passed her time writing, filling a diary and several notebooks with her innermost feelings, reflections of the world around her, daily activities, and dreams for her future. Though they evaded capture for over two years, the family was eventually discovered by the Nazis, arrested, and deported to concentration camps. After the war, Otto Frank was liberated from Auschwitz; he was the only survivor of the Frank family. When Otto returned to Amsterdam, family friend Miep Gies gave him Anne's diaries, which she had kept hidden after the family was found. Inspired by Anne's writings, he published them under the title Het Achterhuis. Dagbrieven van 14 juni 1942 tot 1 augustus 1944 (The Secret Annex. Diary Letters from June 14, 1942 to August 1, 1944.) The first edition, issued in a print run of just over 3,000 copies, marked the first time that Anne's words were read by the public. The book was a commercial and critical success; second and third editions of Anne's diary were printed within a year of the first.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.