Description
The first edition of The Rabin Memoirs, signed by Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
Octavo, vii, 338pp, [index]. Black cloth spine, blue boards, publisher’s logo embossed on cover, title in gilt on spine. Stated “First English Language Edition” on copyright page. In the publisher’s dust jacket, near fine, with light wear along top edge of jacket, a few short closed tears, retail price on front flap.
Signed by author on half title: “To Pearlann and Max Marco / with best wishes / Y. Rabin. 10.15.79.”
Yitzhak Rabin (1922-1995) served as the Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces during the Six-Day War in 1967. Rabin was the Prime Minister of Israel from 1974 to 1977 and again from 1992 until his assassination on November 4, 1995. He played a significant role in the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993. Rabin was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 along with Shimon Peres and Yasser Arafat.
