Bidspirit auction | “HaShomer” Archive Volume – Historic

“HaShomer” Archive Volume – Historic Book of the Jewish Guard Organization | Tel Aviv 1928 | Limited Edition, 583 pp. - A rare and highly important historical volume documenting the activities and spirit of the HaShomer organization, the legendary Jewish self-defense group active in Ottoman Palestine in the early 20th century. This book is a comprehensive archive containing documents, memoirs, personal testimonies and tributes written by veteran members of HaShomer themselves, offering a firsthand account of Jewish self-defense and pioneer life during the Second and Third Aliyah periods. Published in a limited edition of only 3,000 copies, the book includes numerous rare historical photographs of fighters, commanders and key figures of early Jewish settlement and defense. An exceptional primary source for collectors of:  • Zionist history  • Early Jewish defense organizations  • Pre-State Israel (Yishuv) documentation  • Rare Hebrew books Details:  • Title: Koveẓ “HaShomer” (The HaShomer Archive)  • Content: Documents, memoirs and testimonies  • Place: Tel Aviv  • Year: 1928 (Hebrew year: 5688 – Tarpaḥ)  • Edition: Limited to 3,000 copies  • Pages: 583  • Binding: Original hardcover with gilt lettering  • Illustrations: Historical photographs  • Language: Hebrew Condition: Good overall condition for its age. Light wear to the cover, minor corner rubbing, light age-related spotting on some pages. Binding solid, complete copy, very impressive and well-preserved for a nearly 100-year-old volume. A highly desirable collector’s item for libraries, historians and serious collectors of early Zionist and Israeli history.