Books: Suffering Children

The creator of the war's most shocking book published it herself. A collection of 62 8½ by 1 1¼ photographs, Europe's Children was rejected by ten U.S. publishers before Photographer Therese Bonney brought it out herself, with no imprint beyond the cryptic message : Limited autographed edition $3. Send your check to National City Bank, 32nd Street Branch, 1 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. account No. 123. By word of mouth and an occasional unillustrated review, the fame of Europe's Children spread so fast that its edition of 2,000 was quickly exhausted.

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