New York: Summit Books, Date: 1984. First edition. Hardcover. vg+ to near fine. Square quarto. 354pp. (2). Illustrated glossy white dust jacket with blue lettering on the front cover and the spine. Dark blue cloth over blue paper boards, with gilt-stamped lettering on the front cover and spine. Signed and inscribed in blue pen by Abba Eban on the front endpaper, under the publisher's device. This a first edition of Abba Eban's fascinating study on the history of Jewish civilization from biblical times until the modern area. Illustrated throughout with b/w and color photographic reproductions. Jacket with minor creasing and sunning along the top edge. Binding with some minor bumping along the top edge. Jacket in in very good+, binding and interior in near fine condition overall. Abba Eban, born Aubrey Solomon Meir Eban; later adopted Abba Solomon Meir Eban; 2 February 1915 - 17 November 2002) was an Israeli diplomat and politician, and a scholar of the Arabic and Hebrew languages. 1984. Summit Books ISBN 0671441035 9780671441036 [US]

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ISBN10: 0671441035, ISBN13: 9780671441036, [publisher: Summit Books, New York] Hardcover 1/300. 4to. 355, [1]pp. Blue cloth with gold-stamped facsimile signature of Abba Eban on front cover, gold lettering on spine in original sturdy blue cloth slipcase. Signed by Eban in blue ink on limitation page. Captivating study on Jewish civilization by Eban, starting with Ancient Jewry and ending with the Modern Age in Israel. Contents: A people is born. The power of the word. The uses of adversity. The shaping of traditions. The age of faith. The crucible of Europe. Search for deliverance, Jews in the West: 1492-1789. Search for deliverance, Jews in East Europe: Creativity and oppression. Roads from the Ghetto. The golden land. Out of the ashes. Israel and world Jewry: The Modern Age. Index. Profusely illustrated with color and b/w reproductions of photographs as well as paintings, sculptures, maps, etc. Staining and some scuffing on slipcase. Tight copy with slipcase in good, book in near fine to fine condition.
[Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1984]

New York: Summit Books, Date: 1984. Limited edition. Hardcover. vg. 1/300. 4to. 355, [1]pp. Blue cloth with gold-stamped facsimile signature of Abba Eban on front cover, gold lettering on spine in original sturdy blue cloth slipcase. Signed by Eban in blue ink on limitation page. Captivating study on Jewish civilization by Eban, starting with Ancient Jewry and ending with the Modern Age in Israel. Contents: A people is born. The power of the word. The uses of adversity. The shaping of traditions. The age of faith. The crucible of Europe. Search for deliverance, Jews in the West: 1492-1789. Search for deliverance, Jews in East Europe: Creativity and oppression. Roads from the Ghetto. The golden land. Out of the ashes. Israel and world Jewry: The Modern Age. Index. Profusely illustrated with color and b/w reproductions of photographs as well as paintings, sculptures, maps, etc. Staining and some scuffing on slipcase. Tight copy with slipcase in good, book in near fine to fine condition. 1984. Summit Books ISBN 0671441035 9780671441036 [US]