Auction 5 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Chaliastre, Warsaw – Paris, 1922-1924

Opening: $2,500
Sold for: $4,500
Including buyer's premium
1. Chaliastre – Ershter Almanach. Leitung Peretz Markish, Y.Y. Singer, Chaliastre Publishing, Warsaw, 1922.
The first almanac of Chaliastre. The almanac includes poems by Uri Tzi Grinberg, Peretz Markish, Melech Ravitch, Avraham Leyeles (member of the New York "In Zich" group), and others. Aside from these, it also contains an article by Yosef Tchaikov - "Sculpture". The cover and publisher's symbol were made by Wolf Weintraub, and the illustration for M. Broderzon's poem – by Yitzchak Broyner. The almanac also includes drawings by Marc Chagall, for David Hofstein's poem cycle "Troyer" (sadness).
72 pages, 28 cm. Very good condition. The front cover is attached unprofessionally, and has a missing corner. The back cover is detached and missing a corner. Cover is slightly stained; the original issue is in a soft cover, and additionally bound by a hard cover.
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