White Nights: The Story of a Prisoner in Russia by Begin, Menachem; Kaplan, Katie (translator)

Jerusalem: Steimatzky's Agency, (1977.) Third edition in English. An autobiographical memoir by Begin (1913-92), Israeli politician, founder of the Likud party, and Nobel laureate. An account of his harrowing experiences and interrogations in the early 1940s while imprisoned in the Soviet gulag labor camps. 240 pp. 8vo clothbound hardcover. VG/VG overall. Some minor foxing (spotting) to the book and dust jacket. Small stamp "NR" to bottom edge, possibly a remainder mark. Ink inscription and notations on the first blank page in Hebrew and English. Text clean and unmarked. Upper corners bumped, but sound and securely bound. Possibly never read. Attractive red and white dust jacket with no tears or other serious flaws. Protected by a new clear archival cover. Brochure from the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem laid into rear of book.