Urss

1930 — SIGNED WITH DEDICATION BY AUTHOR'S SISTER. RARE Hebrew book which details the tragic story of the author's son, Yizchok Epstein, from his birth in turn-of-the-century Russia to his death by the hands of the Soviet secret police, the Ch.K., during the early years of the USSR. The book features a b&w photograph of Y.Epstein, and carries the autograph and personal dedication of the author's sister, Nehama Melamed. 240x160mm. 124 pages. Blue quarter-cloth Hardcover. Cover rubbed. Cover edges bumped and peeling. Cover corners and spine edges bumped. Spine edges slightly bumped. Small age-stains on several pages corner. Some pages corner wrinkled. Pages yellowing. [SUMMARY]: Save for some external wear, this rare documentation of Jewish life during the last years of the Czarist regime and the first years of Soviet rule, is in good condition.