Description
Signed limited edition of Israel: A Personal History by David Ben-Gurion.
Octavo, xxii, 862pp. Dark blue morocco, gilt title on spine, gilt illustration on cover. Top edge gilt. Silk endpapers. Light blemish to leather on back cover. Publisher’s dark blue slipcase, near fine, light shelf wear along bottom edge. From a limited edition of 2000 copies signed by Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion on frontispiece portrait, this being number 1121. An excellent copy.
David Ben-Gurion (1886-1973) was the first Prime Minister of Israel. He was known as Israel’s Founding Father for the role he played in establishing the nation.