2001, ISBN: 40d56eef7bf2ca85b96e8b7ee3318202

London: Secker & Warburg, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 284 pages. Introduction by C. W. Ceram ; translated from German by Jame… More...

London: Secker & Warburg, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 284 pages. Introduction by C. W. Ceram ; translated from German by James Stern. The back of the jacket suffers from loss at the head, is chipped , has a series of short tears and the split on the front flap has been repaired with clear tape. It's verso suffers from very minor damp staining and is also chipped. The back ofthe jacket also become attached to the back board, causing minor damage. The front board and the spine are in excellent condition. Apart from an ownrship signatutre, the body of the book is clean, unmarked and solid. "The anonymous author of this memoir was living in Berlin in April 1945 when Red Army soldiers marched into the city. What followed was an orgy of rape. In a series of unsentimental diary entries, the book's author - a German woman in her early thirties - describes the final days of the Third Reich, and the ordeal she suffered after Russian soldiers found her hiding place in a basement in east Berlin. One of Germany's leading literary editors, Jens Bisky, has identified the author as Marta Hillers - a German journalist who had studied at the Sorbonne, travelled extensively in Europe, and had written for German newspapers and magazines. According to Bisky, A Woman in Berlin was Marta Hillers's only major work. After the war, she circulated her diary among friends. One of them, German author Kurt Marek, recognised its value, and had it published in America. Hillers later married, moved to Switzerland, abandoned journalism, and disappeared. The chances are that the author was Marta Hillers, although that cannot be confirmed. Hillers died in June 2001, aged 90, and her executor refuses to comment., Secker & Warburg, 1955, 2.5<

1957, ISBN: 40d56eef7bf2ca85b96e8b7ee3318202

Hardcover

Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1921. Book. Good-. Cloth Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 415 pages plus section on ceramic marks, ex-library with markings and po… More...

Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1921. Book. Good-. Cloth Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 415 pages plus section on ceramic marks, ex-library with markings and pocket, heavy shelfwear on bottom edge of binding, rear hinge starting, black and white illustrations, placed in a protective sleeve - brown, white - behind counter., Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1921, 2.5, New York: Ballantine Books, 1957. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Ballantine Books Reprint #223. 3rd printing, Dec. 1957. Original cover price of 35 cents. Yellow page edges. Pages tight and clean; slight yellowing. 207 pages. Slight crease to spine; very minor shelf wear. Translated from the German by James Stern. Introduction by C. W. Ceram. It looks as though some top corners had been "dog-eared." A quick "fan" through pages shows a couple of ink marks along page edges (3 at a glance). Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall, Ballantine Books, 1957, 3<

1957, ISBN: 40d56eef7bf2ca85b96e8b7ee3318202

The Harborough Publishing Co. Ltd, 1957. Paperback. Acceptable. 1957. Ace Books Reprint. 204 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to hin… More...

The Harborough Publishing Co. Ltd, 1957. Paperback. Acceptable. 1957. Ace Books Reprint. 204 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to hinges with covers slightly coming away from text-block. Binding remains firm. Paper cover has mild edge wear with scuffing to edges and creasing. Scuffing to spine ends. Book has rolled spine. Light tanning to spine and edges. Mild rubbing to surfaces with curling to corners., The Harborough Publishing Co. Ltd, 1957, 2.5<

1959, ISBN: 40d56eef7bf2ca85b96e8b7ee3318202

Gebraucht, [SC: 5.51], [PU: The Harborough Publishing Co. Ltd], 1959. Reprint. 204 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. T… More...

Gebraucht, [SC: 5.51], [PU: The Harborough Publishing Co. Ltd], 1959. Reprint. 204 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Tape marks to reverse covers and first and last pages. Previous owner's inscription to first page. Paper cover has moderate edgewear with small tears and creasing. Slight curling to corners. Wear marks overall.<