Mathilde Wolff Monckeberg (52 results)

Condition: Very Good. First. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

(Subject: Political & Biographies - General) Mass market paperback.Good. The author was the wife of a professor at Hamburg University. When war came all contacts with four of her five children who were suddenly in enemy countries was severed. She kept a diary for them, thinking that she would not survive. (Published: 1982) (Publisher: Pan Books) (ISBN: 0330261304) (Pagination: 190pp ills) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "On The Other Side" are letters written (but never posted) by a 60 year-old woman, to her children living abroad, about the experience of living in Hamburg during the war. Discovered in a drawer in the 1970s, they were translated by her daughter, the late Ruth Evans, and first published in England and Germany in 1979. They were serialised on "Woman's Hour" and in the "Observer" and a television documentary about the book, with Margaret Tyzack acting 'Tilli' and many original newsreel shots of a devastated Hamburg, was shown in the autumn of 1979. The Preface, which fills in the background, is by Ruth Evans and the Afterword, which sets the letters in the context of recent controversies about the Allied bombing of German cities, is by Christopher Beauman.Tilli Wolff-Monckeberg was the daughter of a lawyer who later became Lord Mayor. She was intelligent and well-educated but married very young and had five children. Unusually for the time, she and her husband separated during the First World War and Tilli returned to Hamburg, did some translating and took in lodgers. In 1925 she married a Professor of English who later became Rector of Hamburg University.By the time the letters begin, therefore, in October 1940, her personal life is slightly complicated, with her children living in farflung places her youngest daughter Ruth is living in Wales and her Hamburg relations are slightly disapproving of her unconventional personal life.They would have been even more disapproving if they had known that Tilli was keeping what was in effect a diary: the discovery of the letters would certainly have resulted in her and her husband's arrest. In the first one she writes, about the events leading up to the war, that the German people were led to believe that they had been wantonly attacked but 'in truth this whole campaign had been planned long ago, the Fuhrer's blind lust for conquest, his megalomania being the driving force.' She adds, 'for me nothing was more devastating than the fact that nobody.stood up against this, but remained passive and weak.'But "On The Other Side" is not a political book.Instead it is an evocation of daily life in Hamburg during the war years and immediately afterwards (the months after May 1945 make up a third of the book, partly because it was easier to write without the constant threat of bombing and partly because there was no danger in writing).'If you want to know what it was like to be a civilian in wartime Germany you must read this marvellous book' wrote Timothy Garton Ash in the Spectator in 1979, going on to add: 'The letters document the terrible suffering caused to the German civil population by Allied bombing. It is difficult to read these pages without feeling that this kind of bombing was worse than a mistake' (the issues covered in the Afterword). However, this is not a harrowing book, it is gentle and domestic, human and humane - and Tilli did survive. Discovered in a drawer in the 1970s, these letters were written (but never posted) by a 60 year-old woman, 'Tilli', to her children living abroad about the experience of living in Hamburg during the war. They were translated by her daughter, the late Ruth Evans, and first published in England and Germany in 1979. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket has minor wear, creasing and short edge tears. Book has minor wear. Binding tight. No writing. 72 pages. Unsent letters from Mathildede Wolff-Monckeberg to her children in Wales, US and Denmark recording her life in Hamburg under bombardment during World War II. Black and white photographs. Size: 5.5 x 8.75.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket. 1st Printing. 172pp 8vo.

Paperback. Condition: New. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 24-48 hours from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:0720605288.…

First American Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 172 pages; Description: 172 p. , [8] p. Of plates : ill. , facsim. , geneal. Table, ports. ; 23 cm. Subjects: Wolff-Monckeberg, Mathilde, 1879-1958. World War, 1939-1945--Germany--Hamburg. Personal narratives, German. Hamburg (Germany) --History--Bombardment, 1940-1945. 1 Kg. …

Revised Edition. Fine paperback copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Not price-clipped. Series; Persephone book ; no. 75. Physical description; xxii, 205 p. : 1 geneal. table ; 20 cm. Subjects; Wolff-Mönckeberg, Mathilde (1879-1958) Correspondence. Mönckeberg family. World War, 1939-1945 Germany Hamburg Personal narratives, German. Hamburg (Germany) History Bombardment, 1940-1945 Personal narratives, German. Hamburg (Germany) Social life and customs 20th century. Hamburg (Germany) Biography. 1 Kg.…

Condition: acceptable. Ausreichend/Acceptable: Exemplar mit vollständigem Text und sämtlichen Abbildungen oder Karten. Schmutztitel oder Vorsatz können fehlen. Einband bzw. Schutzumschlag weisen unter Umständen starke Gebrauchsspuren auf. / Describes a book or dust jacket that has the complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, dust jacket (if any), etc may also be worn.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 232 pages. 7.40x5.51x0.94 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. 2007. Rev.ed. Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318. . . . . .

First American Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 172 pages; Description: 172 p. , [8] p. Of plates : ill. , facsim. , geneal. Table, ports. ; 23 cm. Subjects: Wolff-Monckeberg, Mathilde, 1879-1958. World War, 1939-1945--Germany--Hamburg. Personal narratives, German. Hamburg (Germany) --History--Bombardment, 1940-1945. 1 Kg. …

1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 172pp, illustrated, slight browning, otherwise clean and sound, no inscriptions, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper, (not price-clipped). ISBN: 0720605288.

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Revised Edition. Fine paperback copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Not price-clipped. Series; Persephone book ; no. 75. Physical description; xxii, 205 p. : 1 geneal. table ; 20 cm. Subjects; Wolff-Mönckeberg, Mathilde (1879-1958) Correspondence. Mönckeberg family. World War, 1939-1945 Germany Hamburg Personal narratives, German. Hamburg (Germany) History Bombardment, 1940-1945 Personal narratives, German. Hamburg (Germany) Social life and customs 20th century. Hamburg (Germany) Biography. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st printing (1979). 172pp. VG/VG copy, now preserved in archival jacket protector.

Condition: New. 2007. Rev.ed. Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: New.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.