Dawn

New York: Hill & Wang, (1961). First edition, 1st printing. 8vo. 90 pp. Original full black cloth-covered boards, stamped in orange, in original unclipped ($3.00) dust-jacket. Edge wear with wrinkling, light toning rubbing, and chipping to spine. Large crawling tear to rear panel from bottom edge. Protected in archival mylar. Book is tight, with trivial lean and firm. Light wear to edges and small bumps to corners. Light curling to spine ends. Page edges lightly toned with some foxing. Interior clean and unmarked.

Dust Jacket: Good

Hardcover: Very Good

“Dawn is a novel by Elie Wiesel, published in 1961. It is the second in a trilogy — Night, Dawn, and Day — describing Wiesel's experiences and thoughts during and after the Holocaust. Dawn is a work of fiction. It tells the story of Elisha, a Holocaust survivor. After the war, Elisha moves to the British Mandate of Palestine and joins the Irgun (in the book known as the Movement), a paramilitary group determined to oust the British from the area. One night, he is told he must execute a British officer at dawn. The novel covers his internal struggle leading up to the execution, looking back on his life and those that have affected it.”