Folio Society; The Diaries of Victor Klemperer, 1933-1945, Boxed set.

A handsome set of the diaries of Victor Klemperer (1881-1960), a German diarist, born to Jewish parents, who describes the harsh existence of day-to-day life under the Third Reich, in exceptional, and vital, historical detail.

The Diaries of Victor Klemperer, 1933-1945, by Victor Klemperer, Folio Society boxed set. Consisting of I Shall Bear Witness 1933-1941 and To the Bitter End 1942-1945. Abridged and translated from the German edition by Martin Chalmers. Preface by Martin Gilbert.

Published by The Folio Society, by arrangement with the Orion Publishing Group Ltd and Random House. Published 2006, London. First edition thus.

A beautifully produced Folio Society edition. Two beautifully produced volumes an an attractive slipcase;

1. I Shall Bear Witness; xxxi + 604pp.

2. To the Bitter End; xix + maps + 664pp.

Cloth hardbacks with attractive printed motifs. A fine condition set. Appear to be unread. Illustrated. Slipcase is also fine condition, with very mild rubbing and a few minor scuffs.

Text in English.

Dimensions: 

Approximately 241mm high x 166mm wide and 43mm deep (each volume). The boxed set approximately 249mm high x 174mm wide x 91mm deep.

Weight approximately 2.76g unpacked (the set of 2).