"Emil und Die Detektive" by Erich Kastner
  • Published in 1933 by Henry Holt and Company (New York)
  • This is a textbook that uses a boy's story to teach the German language
  • The story is in German
  • Introduction, notes, exercises and vocabulary are in English
  • The textbook adaptation is by Lilian L. Stroebe and Ruth J. Hofrihter (Vassar College professors)
  • This is an early printing from November, 1933
  • 134 pages, plus vocabulary
  • Approx. 4.5" x 6.7"
 Condition is FAIR:
  • Wear to cover, including heavy abrasion (cloth loss) to edges
  • Moisture stains on page edges
  • Front endpaper is torn at hinge
  • Binding is secure, with no loose pages
  • No writing