The Family Moskat
Translated by A.H. Gross. Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($3.95), lightly toned and soiled, bumped at the top edge. Quarter red cloth with black cloth on the boards, pushed at the head and foot of the spine. Square and firmly bound with a red top stain, a few stains at the edges, clean internally. Singer's classic work about the Moskat family in Warsaw from the late 19th century to the start of World War II.
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