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THE SURVIVOR; By Jack Eisner / Edited by Irving A. Leitner
by Eisner, Jack
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good +
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1980. First Edition, Second Printing. Cloth and boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. B&W Photos. INSCRIBED by the Author "To My Granddaughter...Survive" on the front free endpaper, tall 8vo, beige quarter cloth with large gold lettering on spine over gold boards, illustrated with 14 pages of B&W photos, archival mylar-protected gold-tinted lettered dust jacket (unclipped), gold endpapers, 320 pages. Weight: 1 lb. 7.5 oz. Jack P. Eisner (born Jacek Zlatka in Warsaw, Poland, 1925 - 2003), used the millions he made in the import-export business to tell the story in THE SURVIVOR of how he (# P 14461) survived the Holocaust in a book, play, movie and many public appearances. He also helped found several Holocaust remembrance organizations, endowed university chairs to teach about the subject and was a leader in promoting understanding between Jews and Christians.<br/> <br/> This is his inspiring story and that of the Jewish ghetto fighters in Warsaw and Jews elsewhere during the Holocaust.<br/> <br/> INSCRIBED to a close relative. Overall, a NF solid, clean copy in an unclipped dust jacket with light wear and a few nicks to its edges.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7882
- Title
- THE SURVIVOR; By Jack Eisner / Edited by Irving A. Leitner
- Author
- Eisner, Jack
- Illustrator
- B&W Photos
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Second Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Morrow and Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- holocaust, Jewish, Poland, persecutions, Nazis, Illustrated,
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Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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