Cornelius Ryan - De Langste Dag. 6 Juni 1944

Cornelius Ryan - De Langste Dag. 6 Juni 1944 - Amsterdam - Van Holkema & Warendorf NV - [1960] - 1st edition - [256],[14] pp - Cloth binding with dust jacket - 15 x 21 cm.

Condition: Good - SIGNED by the author.

Dutch translation (by Hans Edinga) of The Longest Day (1959); the report of D-day, the Allied invasion of Normandy, by the Irish-American journalist Cornelius Ryan (1920-1974). Illustrated with black and white photo's (from the Imperial War Museum and Associated Press). Author photo: Bill Ray. 

¶ Hardback FIRST EDITION with a HANDWRITTEN DEDICATION ("With my thanks") from the author on the half title, to the Dutch writer Paul Vroemen (1931-2002); who wrote his own name above it, dated 'January 1960'. The title page bears an ex-libris blind stamp of Vroemen.