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BEN-GURION, DAVID

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:360.00 USD Estimated At:700.00 - 900.00 USD
BEN-GURION, DAVID
<b>206. DAVID BEN-GURION </b>(1886 - 1973) Israeli politician, proclaimed the independence of Israel in 1948, headed the provisional government, and was later Prime Minister. Exceptionally rare signed book, his volume <i>Israel A Personal History</i>, Funk & Wagnalls, Inc., New York, 1971, a presentation copy for Mr. and Mrs. Morton Silberman of the 1972 U.J.A. Study Conference, signed "<i>D. Ben. Gurion</i>" in blue ink on front flyleaf. Besides its obvious value as a signed book, Ben-Gurion's history of Israel gives his unique perspective on the founding and development of that state. Fine condition, in a scuffed and chipped slipcase.<b> $700-900</b>