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FIVE BOOKS TRANSPORTED BY A DUTCH JEWISH FAMILY FLEEING FROM NAZI-OCCUPIED EUROPE TO NEW YORK IN 1941
by [JUDAICA]; ANDRIESSE VAN DEN BERGH, Albert and Ella:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
[Various]., 1920-1932. Octavos. Each handsomely bound in contemporary half morocco over marbled boards; five raised bands to the spine; titles in gilt. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Each with the stylish Art Deco bookplate of Albert Andriesse to the front free endpaper; three additionally inscribed by Ella Andriesse.
The titles comprise:
RIZZI, Fortunato: Michelangelo Poeta. Milano: Fratelli Treves, 1924.
ROLLAND, Romain: Vie de Michel-Ange, avec un portrait. Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1920.
POURTALÈS, Guy de: Wagner: Histoire d'un Artiste. Paris: Librairie Gallimard, 1932.
BARTHOU, Louis: La via amoureuse de Richard Wagner. 1925.
MONNIER, Philippe: Venise XVIIIe Siècle. Paris: Perrin et Cie, 1920.
Condition is very good; the bindings square and firm with a little fading and rubbing to the spines and shelf wear to the extremities. The contents with toning and the odd small mark or annotation are otherwise in very good order. Albert and Ella Andriesse-van den Bergh were a Dutch Jewish couple who escaped from the Nazi-occupied Netherlands, fleeing 1,400 miles across Europe with their children, and eventually boarding a ship to New York from Lisbon on 15th May 1941.
The present books from their library (four in French and one in Italian) comprise two works on Michelangelo, two on Richard Wagner, and one concerning Venice in the eighteenth century.
An interesting group which the Andriesse family most likely transported with them whilst fleeing from Nazi-occupied Europe to the USA in the early years of the Second World War (with Ella's inscriptions dated 1921, 1932, and 1933).
*Please note: This is a heavy item and may require additional postage for overseas destinations.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sky Duthie Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1146
- Title
- FIVE BOOKS TRANSPORTED BY A DUTCH JEWISH FAMILY FLEEING FROM NAZI-OCCUPIED EUROPE TO NEW YORK IN 1941
- Author
- [JUDAICA]; ANDRIESSE VAN DEN BERGH, Albert and Ella:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- [Various].
- Date Published
- 1920-1932
- Keywords
- History & Military|Bindings|Religion|Travel & Exploration
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About the Seller
Sky Duthie Rare Books
Biblio member since 2022
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
About Sky Duthie Rare Books
We carry a wide-ranging stock of fine and rare books, unique manuscripts, original artwork, photographs and ephemera. Placing a strong emphasis on the unusual and the visually stimulating, our areas of focus include travel and exploration; natural history; science and medicine; art and design; history; politics, philosophy and economics; literature and poetry; and children's and illustrated books.
Following a period in academia focusing on the history of ideas and after several years working for a prominent rare bookseller, the business was established in 2022 by Dr Sky Duthie.
Following a period in academia focusing on the history of ideas and after several years working for a prominent rare bookseller, the business was established in 2022 by Dr Sky Duthie.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Raised Band(s)
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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- New
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- Shelf Wear
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Top Edge Gilt
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