Bidspirit auction | The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank – special edition for school students - The Diary of Anne Frank – special edition for school students, published by Doubleday & Company, with an afterword on the rise of Hitler to power, the persecution of the Jews, and the history of the Frank family during the war years. New York, 1967. The first American edition of The Diary of a Young Girl was published in 1952 by Doubleday & Company, shortly after its success in Europe. It was translated into English by B. M. Mooyaart-Doubleday and included a famous introduction by Eleanor Roosevelt, which contributed to the book’s exposure to a wide audience in the United States. The present edition was issued in 1967 with a different yellow cover and an afterword by Ernst Schnabel (translated by Richard and Clara Winston) concerning the background to the outbreak of World War II, the rise of Hitler to power, the persecution of the Jews in Germany, and fascinating details about Anne Frank’s hiding place and the fate of the family during the war years. This is a special edition issued for school students in the United States (numbered 2400). 308 pages. Stains on some of the pages, slight wear to the cover. Good condition.