VISHNIAC, ROMAN; ELIE WIESEL (FOREWORD) — A Vanished World

NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1984. 0374282471. Stated First Edition. Second Printing. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0374282471. Illustrated by Roman Vishniac. Publisher's full black cloth, gilt lettering on spine, author's facsimile signature incised on cover, brown endpapers. Profusely illustrated with 181 extraordinary photographs by Roman Vishniac, many full-page. Foreword by Elie Wiesel. This is the most important collection of photos of the Eastern European Jews in the years 1934-1939, preceding the Holocaust, and smuggled out of Europe when Vishniac escaped the Nazis in 1940.. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. The unclipped dust jacket is also in perfect condition, except for slight wear at the heel of the spine of the dust jacket only. A large, heavy (six pounds) book - additional shipping charges may apply. FINE/NEAR FINE.. B&W Photographs. Oblong 4to 11" - 13" tall. (xi), 179, (1) pages. Fine in Fine dust jacket .