Bidspirit auction | For David Ben Gurion Reaching

For David Ben Gurion Reaching Heroism, illustr., 1st ed., 1966 , Tel-Aviv, in Hebrew. Published for the 80th anniversary of David Ben Gurion. 1964, Tel-Aviv, 48 pp., illustrated by many real photos, Litho soft cover, bound in cardboard cover, 22 x 13 cm., Ex-library stamps; small tear to lower edge of 10 first pages; pale damping near right edge to last half of pages, some tears to edges. When you reach the age of 80” is a festive expression indicating reaching the age of 80, based on the Book of Genesis (”eighty years old for valor”) and the Psalms (”and if in valor eighty years”). The meaning is reaching a period of strength, maturity, and spiritual valor, accompanied by wishes for health, contentment, longevity, and continued meaningful activity.