Konin ; A Quest by Richmond, Theo - 1995

Vintage, London, 1995. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic. XVIII, 524 pages, last four pages blank, includes glossary, notes, index. Illustrated with 16 pages of black-and-white photography,and 1 maps, 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 gone 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. Age toning of the page edges, reading crease to the spine, small creases at the lower and upper corners of the front panel. No other damage. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; History -- Europe; Judaica; ISBN: 009940981x. ISBN/EAN: 9780099409816. Inventory No: 0270669. . 9780099409816