American First Edition

 

Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl – American First Edition, Doubleday & Company, Inc.



Date: 1952

Location: New York, USA

Medium: Cloth-bound printed book with dust jacket (mylar-wrapped)

Collection: Yavneh Klos Collection, Anne Frank Archive 

This first American edition of Anne Frank’s diary introduced her words to millions beyond Europe. Featuring a foreword by Eleanor Roosevelt, the book transformed a young girl’s hidden writings into an enduring global testimony.

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