Lot 274
"The Miller, the Milleress and the Millstones" - Yiddish Edition - Illustrations by Lissitzky - Kiev, 1919 - Two Different Copies
Der Milner, Der Milnerin un di Milsteiner [The Miller, the Milleress and the Millstones], by Peter Ben Zion [Benzion Raskin]. Kiev: Yiddisher Folks-Farlag, [1919]. From the series "Kindergarten". Yiddish.
Story for children, with illustrations by the artist Eliezer Lissitzky.
Two copies, printed on different types of paper: one is printed on orange paper, the other on light, thick paper. Both copies are signed by Uriel Kahana (see next items).
Copy on orange paper: 13, [3] pp, 17 cm. Good condition. Leaves detached from each other. Stains (numerous stains to cover). Light creases to leaf margins. Pinholes to inner margins of leaves (from the staple originally fastening the booklet).
Copy on thick paper: 13, [3] pp, 16 cm. Good condition. Leaves detached from each other. Stains. Pinholes to inner margins of leaves (from the staple originally fastening the booklet). Foxing around staple holes and in a few other places (from a paper clip).
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
