"Beshlulit Tzel Hama", story by the author S. Yizhar [Yizhar Smilansky], [1950s].
On the reverse of the last leaf, S. Yizhar wrote "this is a chapter of a book" and crossed off the sentence with a line.
The story, which takes place during the Independence War, is a chapter from the monumental novel by Yizhar "Yemei Ziklag" [Days of Ziklag] which tells the story of a squad of IDF soldiers commanded by Gidi, trying to conquer elevation point 244, named "Ziklag" by the soldiers. For this book, which was published in 1958 (two volumes, circa 1100 pp), Yizhar won the Israel Prize and it is still considered one of the masterpieces of Israeli literature. 29 leaves, 32 cm. Good condition. Dry paper, tears at margins of some of the leaves. Folding marks. Some dampstaining on the last two leaves.