My Country. The Story of Modern Israel [SIGNED]

Eban, Abba. My Country. The Story of Modern Israel [SIGNED]. New York: Random House, 1972. First edition. Quarto. 304pp. Acetate dust jacket.l 3/4 black cloth over tan linen with gold lettering on spine and golden facsimile of the author’s signature on front cover. Top edge gilt. Ribbon marker. First edition of this fascinating work on the birth of modern Israel, profusely illustrated with numerous b/w and color photographic reproductions of views and portraits (most of them being full-page). Edition limited to 300 numbered copies (this is #199). Signed on the limitation leaf by Abba Eban. A fine, as new copy but lacking the publisher’s slipcase. near fine. Hardcover.

About the author: First Israeli ambassador to the United Nations and the United States. One of the major figures in the founding of Israel. Eban published many books about Israel and its history throughout the years, including “Promised Land,” “My Country: The Story of Modern Israel,” “The Tide of Nationalism,” and, in 1998, “Diplomacy for the Next Century.” His name at birth was Aubrey Solomon Meir. (50496) $95