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Masada; Herod's Fortress and the Zealots' Last Stand
by Yadin, Yigael [Moshe Dayan]
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
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About This Item
London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1967. First Edition, Second Impression. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. Inscribed by former Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces Moshe Dayan, the first edition of Masada by Yigael Yadin.. Quarto, 272pp. Tan cloth, title in gilt on spine. Solid text block, lightly bumped corners, a near fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, 63s net retail price on front flap, faint shelf wear, a near fine example. Inscribed on the title page: "with deep appreciation and warm friendship. M. Dayan. 12.9.69." Additional inscription and signature by Dayan in Hebrew. Moshe Dayan served as the Israeli Defense Minister during the Six-Day War (1967), emerging on the world stage as the face of Israeli resistance to Arab forces in the Middle East.
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- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14002
- Title
- Masada; Herod's Fortress and the Zealots' Last Stand
- Author
- Yadin, Yigael [Moshe Dayan]
- Illustrator
- Inscribed by former Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces Moshe Dayan, the first edition of Masada by Yigael Yadin.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Second Impression
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld and Nicholson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Massada Moshe Dayan, Living with the bible, Moshe Dayan Story of my life, first edition moshe dayan, diary of the Sinai campaign, Zionism, state of Israel, Israeli declaration of independence, founding father, Suez crisis, Palestine, Israel defense f
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