Description
The first edition, first printing of The Oath by Elie Wiesel, signed by the author.
Octavo, [12], 283pp. Orange boards over black cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine, author’s initials embossed on front cover, red topstain. Stated “First American Edition” on copyright page, with a full number line. In the publisher’s dust jacket, $7.95 retail price on front flap, a bright, fine example.
This copy is signed on the front free endpaper by the author, with the Kroch’s and Brentano’s bookmark laid-in.
Translated from the French by Marion Wiesel, The Oath was first published in France as Le Serment de Kolvillà g and centers on Azriel, the lone survivor of a destroyed Jewish village.
