Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica

Menachem Begin – Collection of Signed Books and Items

Opening: $300
Sold for: $575
Including buyer's premium
Ten items signed by the commander of the Irgun, the sixth Israeli Prime-Minister, chairman of the "Cherut" Movement and the "Likud" party, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Menachem Begin (1913-1992).
1. White Nights, The Story of a Prisoner in Russia (Hebrew), by Menachem Begin. Jerusalem: Karni, 1953. Signed by Begin in Hebrew on the title page.
2. White Nights, The Story of a Prisoner in Russia. London, 1978. Signed by Begin in English on the title page.
3-4. Hamered [The Revolt], Memoirs of the commander of the Irgun in Palestine (Hebrew). Tel-Aviv: Achiasaf, 1978. Two copies, Begin's Hebrew signature appears in both, on the title page.
5. The Revolt. Tel-Aviv-Haifa: Steimatzky, 1977. Signed by Begin in English on the title page.
6. The Jewish State (Hebrew), by Theodor Herzl, with an introduction by Menachem Begin and an epilogue by Aryeh Dulzin. Published by Yedioth Ahronoth, 1978. Signed by Begin and Dulzin in Hebrew on the title page.
7. Menachem Begin, by harry Hurwitz. Johannesburg, 1977. A copy with a dedication by Begin on the leaf following the title page, "With my best wishes for a Happy New Year", 1980, and with the author's dedication (?).
8. A short, typewritten letter, signed by Begin (1987).
9-10. Two printed greeting cards, with Begin's picture and the greeting "Happy Independence Holiday" (Hebrew), signed by Begin, with the dedication "With hearty greetings" (Hebrew).
Size and condition vary. Good to very good overall condition.
Letters and Autographs
Letters and Autographs