Israel: A Personal History.

Signed limited first edition of David Ben-Gurion’s history of Israel, told by the state’s founding prime minister. Thick quarto, bound in full dark blue morocco with gilt titles to the spine, a gilt Star of David and the author’s gilt facsimile signature to the front panel, watered silk endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated with black-and-white photographs and maps. One of 2000 numbered copies, this is number 1072. Boldly signed by David Ben-Gurion beneath the photographic frontispiece. In fine condition. Housed in the original publisher’s slipcase, which is near fine. Translated by Nechemia Meyers and Uzy Nystar. Maps by Nurit Shraga, adapted by Miklos Pinther.