Hebrew dictionary of the old and new language, edited by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (Ben-Yehuda Dictionary). New-York-London: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959. Eight volumes (complete set). Eight volumes of "Ben Yehuda Dictionary". International edition published on the tenth anniversary of the State of Israel and the hundredth birthday of Ben-Yehuda. Presented here is a copy from a limited edition of 20 copies, hand bound in a remarkable binding with a gold embossing (Ben-Yehuda's portrait and the inscription: "two things without which the Jews will never become a nation: the land and the language"). The copy presented here is not numbered. A page, handwritten by Ben-Yehuda, is attached to the first volume's title page concerning the word "nechoshet" – of the preparation leaves for printing the dictionary. 8 volumes, 25.5 cm. Good condition.
From the collection of Arnie Druck.