Trial and Error: The Autobiography of Chaim Weizmann, First President of Israel

(1949). 2 volumes. 8vo. LIMITED SIGNED 1st edition, 1/500 copies SIGNED by Weizmann. Slightest bumping to spine ends. Slight toning to edges of textblock. Toning to d.j. spines, front panel of vol 1 & rear panel of vol 2. Slight fading to d.j. spine titles. Mild edgewear and soiling overall. Minor chipping to slipcase at fore-edge, with one more significant bump/chip. Lond split to bottom edge of slipcase at corner, small split to top edge. Some bumping & chipping to slipcase corners, light rubbing overall. NF/VG in Good slipcase. Established as an aspiring leader even before he reached the age of thirty, Chaim Weizmann became president of the British Zionist Federation as well as president of the World Zionist Organization, devoted to pursuing the Zionist dream of establishing a Jewish Homeland in Palestine. Once the dream had been realized, Weizmann assumed the monumental position as the first President of the state of Israel in 1949. This is one of 500 of the limited signed first editions of his two volume autobiography, signed by Chaim Weizmann.