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Five Books Signed by Moshe Dayan

Five books signed by Moshe Dayan (four with his Hebrew signature and one with his signature in Latin characters): 1. Arabs, Oil and History, the Story of the Middle East, by Kermit Roosevelt. London: Victor Gollancz, 1949. English. 2. "In the Enemy's Eyes, Three Arab Publications on the War of Independence", translated by S. Sabag [Samuel Segev]. Tel-Aviv: Ma'arachot, 1954. Hebrew. 3. "Arab States", by Yaakov Shimoni. Tel-Aviv: Am Oved, 1959. Hebrew. 4. "Moshe Dayan, a Portrait", edited by Pinchas Yurman. Massada, 1968. Hebrew. Presentation inscription by Moshe Dayan: "To Rachel and Zvi with love, 15.5.68, Moshe" (Hebrew; presumably, the inscription refers to Rachel and Zvi Schwartz, parents of Dayan's first wife, the social activist Ruth Dayan [Schwartz]). 5. Breakthrough, a Personal Account of the Egypt-Israel Peace Negotiations, by Moshe Dayan. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. English. Size and condition vary. Provenance: Estate of Ruth Dayan.