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Rupert Hart-Davis, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The dust jacket is rather rubbed and edge worn, with some creasing and a small closed tear along the top front edge. Despite this, the jacket remains whole and intact. The boards are a touch edge rubbed but strong and sturdy. Internally, there are no markings or inscriptions, and the pages within are crisp, clean and complete. Securely bound and presents neatly in cellophane. JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

NY:: Holt, Rinehart and Winston,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1966. Hardcover. Translated from the Hebrew by Hillel Halkin. Stated first edition (thus). Spot of fading to the cloth at the base of the spine, previous owner's name on front free endpaper, else very good in a very good (moderate edge wear with a large chip at the base of the spine, age toning) dust jacket.; 275 pages .

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Octavo. 275 pages. Blue cloth in dust jacket. Stated first edition. Originally written in Hebrew this is the first American edition translated into English. Translated by Hillel Halkin. Light toning to the edges of the cloth. Toning to the front endpapers. Original dust jacket price of $5.95 present. Fading to dust jacket spine. ~1.5cm closed tear to rear jacket. Scarce title in nice condition. From the jacket flap: "Geula Cohen was a ranking member of the notorious Stern Gang in its fight against the British for a free Palestine. Her memoirs explode with the ferocious intensity of her terrorist faith, her inflexible idealism. Woman of Violence is no apologia, no easy balm for a troubled conscience; it is, instead, an open and intimate portrait of a woman, and the conditions that drove her underground to embrace a philosophy of violence and terror." She was the radio announcer… Read More

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston of Canada, Limited. Good in Good dust jacket. 1966. First English Edition. Hardcover. 275 pages. Footnotes. "Geula Cohen [1925-2019] was a ranking member of the notorious Stern Gang in its fight against the British for a free Palestine (Israel). Her memoirs explode with the ferocious intensity of her terrorist faith, her inflexible idealism. An open and intimate portrait of a woman, and the conditions that drove her underground to embrace a philosophy of violence and terror." - dust jacket. "I have no doubt that [this book] will be a proud memorial to the daring fighters who offered their lives for the cause of Jewish redemption. It also attests to the supreme nobility of the soul of its writer." - David Ben-Gurion. Book clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Moderate lean to spine. Soiling to back panel of dust jacket which is otherwise moderately worn and now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy.; 8vo -… Read More