Konin ; A Quest by Richmond, Theo - 1995

Jonathan Cape, London, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. includes glossary, notes, index. Illustrated with 16 pages of black-and-white photography, end page maps. Dark purple coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic illustrated dust jacketwith yellow and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear fold over panel. In 1987, the author, an English born Jew, decided to take a six-month sabbatical to write a book. It took in seven years. His search was from a lost community, one that had vanished along with members of his family when the German army swept into Poland in 1939. -- drawing on archives as well as of testimony, interweaving past and present, Konin is at once a recreation in minute detail of a world that is called for ever, and immensely moving story of lives caught up in the sweep of history, and the tale of one man's consuming obsession. -- front fold over blurb.  A little softening of the back strip edges and rubbing of the book corners. Age toning of the text block edges. Minor rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels.  Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XVIII, 524 pages, last four pages blank, . Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; History -- Europe; Judaica; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0224038907. ISBN/EAN: 9780224038904. Inventory No: 0274752. . 9780224038904 This book weighs over 1 Kg packed and extra postal costs will be asked for when shipping outside Australia..