Odd Nansen Edited Timothy Boyce (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 616pgs. Black boards, Burgundy spine, wihite lettering. illustrated. lower corner bumped, otherwise as new. Unclipped pictorial jacket as new. Nansen recorded the mundane and horrific details of camp life as they happened, "from day to day." With an unsparing eye, Nansen described the casual brutality and random terror that was the fate of a camp prisoner. His entries reveal his constantly frustrated hopes for an early end to the war, his longing for his wife and children, his horror at the especially barbaric treatment reserved for Jews, and his disgust at the anti-Semitism of some of his fellow Norwegians. Nansen often confronted his German jailors with unusual outspokenness and sometimes with a sense of humor and absurdity that was not appreciated by his captors. Size: Small 4to. Book.

Hardcover. First Editin, First Printing. First Printing Fine in 1/4 maroon cloth and black cloth covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine. A small quarto of 10 by 7 inches. The contents are bright and clean with no evidence that this copy has been read or marked up with any prior ownership notes or book plates. In a fine, unclipped (no price) dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by the editor, Timothy J. Boyce, on the title page. 616 pages including an index, appendices and text. Illustrated throughout with sketches by Odd Nansen and with a section of black and white images from photographs. The original publication was first published in 1949 by G. P. Putnam's Sons of New York based on a translation from the Norwegian by Katherine John. Although that publication received rave reviews it fell into obscurity rather quickly after the war. The editor, wishing to revive the book, added significantly to this republication with extensive notes, footnotes all gathered from deep research and travel. This publication contains a preface by Thomas Buergenthal who met and was cared for by Nansen in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp.