In my own way - Ya'acov Salomon
In My Own Way
The Legal and Historical Memoirs of a Pioneering Israeli Jurist and Pre-State Land Developer
The Legal and Historical Memoirs of a Pioneering Israeli Jurist and Pre-State Land Developer
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: In My Own Way
- Author: Ya'acov Salomon
- Translator: Chaya Galai
- Publisher: The Gillie Salomon Foundation, Haifa (Printed at Hamakor Press, Jerusalem)
- Publication Date: 1 January 1982
- ISBN-10: Not Issued / Scarce Private Press
- Edition Details: First English Edition, First Printing. Limited Translation Release.
- Binding: Original publisher’s premium cloth boards, lettered on face and spine, housed in the original illustrated dust jacket.
- Physical Format: Octavo (8vo), 292 pages.
- Language: English (Translated from the original Hebrew text).
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Exterior / Cloth Boards: The cloth binding remains exceptionally firm, square, and well-preserved. The spine is rigid, completely undamaged, and structurally sound with no lean.
- Interior: The text block is perfectly robust and crisp. Internal pages are entirely clean, clear, flat, and intact. Free of highlighting, underlinings, dog-ears, or ink annotations.
- Preservation: Upgraded with a professional, archival-grade removable cellophane cover to shield the binding from environmental handling and storage.
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The Dust Jacket: Very Good (VG)
- Condition: The original illustrated jacket is complete but displays slight, natural signs of edge wear and light creasing along the perimeter, entirely typical for this matte 1980s stock. Free from heavy fading or aggressive tape repairs, presenting beautifully.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Originally issued in Hebrew and translated into English in a scarce, limited run in 1982, In My Own Way is the feisty, deeply motivated autobiography of Ya'acov Salomon, a prominent early Israeli lawyer and pre-Statehood settler.
Originally issued in Hebrew and translated into English in a scarce, limited run in 1982, In My Own Way is the feisty, deeply motivated autobiography of Ya'acov Salomon, a prominent early Israeli lawyer and pre-Statehood settler.
The narrative provides an intimate, crucial look at modern Israeli history, tracing Salomon's extensive legal and physical work from Haifa to the Galilee. Salomon chronicles the gritty realities of reclaiming land under the restrictive eyes of the British Palestine Mandate, detailing the unique socio-political figures, structural operations, and shifting alliances that shaped the final years of pre-Statehood Jewish expansion. Transitioning into the early Statehood era, the memoir pulls back the curtain on high-stakes, formative legal trials where Salomon actively shaped the country's foundational judicial framework. Combining sharp legal observations with historical verve, this rare private-press first edition stands as an exceptional acquisition for academics, legal historians, and collectors of rare Middle Eastern memoirs and modern Judaica.
Author Profile: Ya'acov Salomon
Ya'acov Salomon was a highly distinguished Israeli advocate, communal leader, and legal pioneer. Active during the transitional eras of the British Mandate and the early State of Israel, Salomon established an elite legal reputation handling complex corporate, land, and state defense trials. His writings are widely respected by regional historians for their candid, unpolished perspective on early statecraft, legal evolution, and the architectural realities of modern land settlement.
Ya'acov Salomon was a highly distinguished Israeli advocate, communal leader, and legal pioneer. Active during the transitional eras of the British Mandate and the early State of Israel, Salomon established an elite legal reputation handling complex corporate, land, and state defense trials. His writings are widely respected by regional historians for their candid, unpolished perspective on early statecraft, legal evolution, and the architectural realities of modern land settlement.
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