1st Edition. Original Illustrated Boards depicting a devil holding the world with a Nazi-flag. 8vo. 525 pages ; 24 cm. In Yiddish. Title translates into Englihs as, “Thus It Began: A Novel in Five Parts” An early post-war novel about the Holocaust from Mosheh Kats (1885-1960) . OCLC lists 14 copies worldwide. Ex-library with Jewish Institutional Bookplate and usual markings. Spine is missing. Boards and paper show toning. Overall about very good condition. (holo2-135-55)