Auction 13 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Das Kelbl– Mendele Moicher Sforim - Emblem Designed by Lissitzky, Illustrations by Tchaikov,1919

Opening: $1,500
Sold for: $1,875
Including buyer's premium
Das kelbl [the kalb], Mendele Moicher Sforim. Kiever Farlag, Kiev, 1919.
Sections from "Sefer HaBehemot" with 7 illustrations by Joseph Tchaikov. Cover and title page with identical illustration and design by Joseph Tchaikov. Design of "Kiever Farlag" emblem by Lissitzky. Yiddish. 16 pages, 28.5X22.5 cm. Good-Fair condition. Slightly torn margins of leaves and cover (some restored). Stains and creases. Stamps. Cover detached . Staple binding the booklet is missing.
Illustrated books: Avantgarde, Modernism
Illustrated books: Avantgarde, Modernism