1st Edition. Original Boards with Original Dust Jacket. 8vo. 268, [3] pages ; 20 cm. In Czech. Title translates into English as, “Life in the Land of Death. ” From the Abstract (loosely translated) : “On his own experiences, the images of life in the concentration camps… above all, he captures the Party and the individual Communist in the struggle for the lives of the people and the victory of humanity that took place in the camps. ” “Oszkár Betlen (1909 —1969) was a journalist, historian, and history PhD. He was the TV anchor Betlen János’ father… As a young leader in the Czechoslovak Communist Party… he was imprisoned in Dachau and Buchenwald. In 1942 he was transferred to Auschwitz along with some companions’ (Wikipedia, 2017) . OCLC lists just 3 copies worldwide (National Libr Of The Czech Republic, State Res Libr Czech Republic, Int Inst Of Social Hist. ) , and no copies in the United States. 1961 date is hand-inscribed on the illustrated front-end page. Stain at the bottom of the front board, and small tears to dust jacket but overall both book and jacket are in very good condition. (holo2-135-50) xx