Jabotinsky, Vladimir — Prelude to Delilah

New York, Bernard Ackerman, 1945. Hardcover. Maroon cloth, gilt spine lettering; maroon card slipcase. 348 pp. with one bw illus. of the author. No. 13/200. Inscribed by Jeanne Jabotinsky to Harry Abrams (presumably the eventual publisher). The first novel of author, poet, journalist, orator and Zionist leader Jabotinsky, originally from Ukraine but died while visiting NY City. The original full book was titled was "Judge and Fool, aka Samson the Nazarite, Samson & Prelude to Delilah" and the book upon which Cecil B. DeMille's 1949 epic Samson and Delilah was based, for which Jabotinsky wrote the treatment. Book as new. Slipcase mended with tape.