The Revolt, by Menachem Begin. “Special Edition Dedicated to the Rehabilitation of Freedom Fighters”, published by Achiasaf, Jerusalem, 1950. The title page is signed by Begin: “for victory M. Begin”.
“The Revolt” is Begin’s memoir detailing the activities of the underground during the 1940s, led by the Irgun – fancy edition. The front cover has an embossed Irgun symbol metal plaque. A photo of Begin’s famous dedication letter from 1950 is pasted on the front endpaper: “Our sons who rose to fight the nation’s war…gave all that a man could give for his people…”, and Begin’s handwritten signature on the title page.
514, [6], p. + [7] photo plates, 21 cm. Slight peeling on the spine. general good condition.