Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 1, 2011
Opening: $150
Sold for: $200
Including buyer's premium
Kvish HaGvura (The Road of Courage), traveling to Jerusalem. A board game for children produced by Keren HaYesod, Jerusalem, 1951.
"The object of the game is to reach Jerusalem, the capital of Israel" [from Tel Aviv]. It contains two game boards in colored lithograph print (illustrated by Maron, printed by A. Levine-Epstein, Tel Aviv); a pamphlet with the rules of the game in Hebrew, English and French; a die and a single game piece. The original color cardboard folder, 25.5x35.5cm. Good condition, the folder is slightly damaged and torn at the margins.
"The object of the game is to reach Jerusalem, the capital of Israel" [from Tel Aviv]. It contains two game boards in colored lithograph print (illustrated by Maron, printed by A. Levine-Epstein, Tel Aviv); a pamphlet with the rules of the game in Hebrew, English and French; a die and a single game piece. The original color cardboard folder, 25.5x35.5cm. Good condition, the folder is slightly damaged and torn at the margins.
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Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 1, 2011
Opening: $450
Sold for: $813
Including buyer's premium
Five toy cars manufactured by "Gamda", Kibbutz Kfar HaNassi, [1950s]. A tank-carrier truck (non-original axle); a miniature Centurion tank (for loading on the truck) and a full-size model (barrels missing); UN white Jeep; Israel Post car. Size and condition varies.
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Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 1, 2011
Opening: $120
Unsold
1. Build 'em – Palestine Models. Jerusalem: JNF Youth Department, 1947. Instructions on how to construct cardboard models of important buildings in Palestine: JNF, Keren HaYessod the Jewish Agency buildings, a water tower, Rachel's Tomb, the Bezalel Art School, etc. English, with llustrations and photographs.
2. Dress 'em, Yehudit Yellin. Jerusalem: JNF, [1950s]. Israeli figures for cutting out and sticking on Eretz Israel landscapes illustrated by Yehudit Yellin.
Size varies, good condition.
2. Dress 'em, Yehudit Yellin. Jerusalem: JNF, [1950s]. Israeli figures for cutting out and sticking on Eretz Israel landscapes illustrated by Yehudit Yellin.
Size varies, good condition.
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Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 1, 2011
Opening: $120
Sold for: $300
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Miki Ma'oz, issue no. 1. Tel Aviv, [1947].
Illustrated booklet for children includes comic stories inspired by "Mickey Mouse", "Pinocchio" and "Donald Duck" [Danny Avazani] by Walt Disney. One of the first comics books published in Eretz Israel. [8]pp, 25cm. Very good condition. Some stains.
Illustrated booklet for children includes comic stories inspired by "Mickey Mouse", "Pinocchio" and "Donald Duck" [Danny Avazani] by Walt Disney. One of the first comics books published in Eretz Israel. [8]pp, 25cm. Very good condition. Some stains.
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Children's Books and Games
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Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 1, 2011
Opening: $120
Sold for: $163
Including buyer's premium
HaMatana / HaMenagnim / Sechar Mitzvah / Ha'ari VeHaAchbar, 4 booklets for children, by Zvi Sharfstein. Booklets 6, 7, 8 and 12 from the series "Ma'asiya LeTinokot". New-York: "Shilo", 1920s.
An illustration by R. Lifshitz on the front of each booklet. The tales are in Hebrew, vowelized, with an interpretation in English of difficult words. [4]pp in each booklet, 21.5x21cm. Good to very good condition. From the collection of Prof. Chimen Abramsky
An illustration by R. Lifshitz on the front of each booklet. The tales are in Hebrew, vowelized, with an interpretation in English of difficult words. [4]pp in each booklet, 21.5x21cm. Good to very good condition. From the collection of Prof. Chimen Abramsky
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Children's Books and Games
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Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 1, 2011
Opening: $120
Unsold
Haleluja - hebrejská řeč, by Dr. Richard Feder. First Volume. Prague: Státni, 1936. Czech and Hebrew.
Hebrew study book for schools, with illustrations by Ludvik Hermann. At the end of the book are prayers in Hebrew.
128pp. 14x20.5cm. Fair condition, stains, some tears at borders of cover.
Hebrew study book for schools, with illustrations by Ludvik Hermann. At the end of the book are prayers in Hebrew.
128pp. 14x20.5cm. Fair condition, stains, some tears at borders of cover.
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Children's Books and Games
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Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 1, 2011
Opening: $15,000
Unsold
Avraham Melnikov (1892-1960), archive of documents and letters, documenting stages in the sculptor's life, events and activities unknown in his biography, unknown works and sculptures, and more. Archive contains: - Study for a sculpture "People looking for shelter in the underground-train tunnels", 1941, creation inspired by the "Blitz" on London and the bombing of Melnikov's house. 12X21X11 cm, damaged. Appears in the University of Haifa Gallery exhibition catalogue, item no. 19. - Melnikov's certificate of Palestinian Citizenship 1926 (till then he was citizen of Romania). In the certificate are noted his occupation (sculptor), his address (Damascus Gate, Jerusalem), his marital status (divorced) and his daughter's name (Bat-Zion, b. 1912). - Melnikov's official testament from1940, typewritten. Melnikov appointed Berl Locker and Carol Johnson as executors of his testament. The testament contains instructions for future distribution of his artistic estate. - 267 Photographs and tens of negatives: some of the 1920's-30's, others are later, or reproductions of early photographs: family photographs, many portraits of the artist, lions photographed by Melnikov in Egypt as models for his sculpture, documentation of the work on the Roaring Lion in Tel -Hai, photographs documenting the artist's work on sculptures of busts, models used by the artist, tombstones, Ahad HaAm death mask, monuments and sculptures in various styles. - In 1940 Melnikov published a novel in English at Michael Joseph Publishing house under the name Mooshka; the novel tells the story of a young Jew in Russia, who wants to become a sculptor. Herewith are: 1. complete manuscript of the novel, typewritten with handwritten corrections; 2. additional copy (incomplete) of hundreds of leaves, with handwritten corrections; 3. a manuscripr draft by Melnikov of the novel "Mooshka"'s beginning ; 4. hundreds of typewritten leaves of another novel which probably has never been published; furthermore, in the lot are manuscripts of a number of short stories (one of them was published) + correspondence with the London publisher Michael Joseph (today part of the "Penguin" publishing). - Approximately 120 Letters sent to Melnikov from Israel and from abroad (some of the 30's-40's), letters written by Rachel, sister of his son in law David Gabai to his daughter Hava, with updates about Melnikov's deteriorating health condition while hospitalized in the psychiatric hospital "Sha'ar Menashe"; a letter from Winston Churchill's chamber, towards preparation of a bust; letters-exchange between Avraham Melnikov and the Lord Alfred Mond-Melchett (about 20 letters), London, 30's-40's, concerning a variety of topics including the purchase of sculptures; typewritten and handwritten letters, with Lord Melchett's signatures, and copies of letters; correspondence with museums and with private people in England (also with the Tel -Aviv museum), regarding purchase of sculptures. - 45 Letters, postcards and telegrams sent by Melnikov to his daughter Hava and her husband David Gabai in Italy, 1950's. Some of the letters were sent from England while others were sent from the hostel that Melnikov got from the Jewish Agency in "Rasko" project Jerusalem, in 1959. Some of the letters are typewritten in English, others are in Hebrew, handwritten in a big and shaky handwriting, with many mistakes. The content of the letters: regards and requests to keep in touch; updates about the artist's activity in Israel, meetings that he held, and more. Melnikov mentions his sculptures which later were lost and mentions a piano that was stolen during his moving from England to Israel. - 285 documents and different items: Melnikov's checkbooks, calling-cards, bills, three printing-blocks, driver's license, medical certificates, postcards, tickets, certificates and other items. The archive contains hundreds of items, sizes and conditions vary. Literature: * Catalogue: "Melnikov – Awakening Yehuda, Tribute to Avraham Melnikov, Pioneer of Israeli Sculpturing – Sculptures, Drawings, Water-Colors". Curator: Ilana Ortar, Research: Prof. Nathan Zach. Haifa University Art Gallery Publication, 1982.* "Mishanh LeShanah Ze, Literary Biography Passages", by Nathan Zach, 2009. pp 142-157.
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Autographs, Manuscripts and Archives
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Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 1, 2011
Opening: $4,000
Sold for: $6,250
Including buyer's premium
Yehuda Leib Gordon (1830-1892) – a foremost Hebrew poet during the Jewish Enlightenment period. His oeuvre includes original and translated poems, allegories, feuilletons, stories, research essays and criticism. YL"G was born in Vilnius in 1830, as a child studies in a "Heder" and mastered proficiency in Talmud and the bible. As an adolescent he approached the Enlightenment movement and started reading general literature, learning foreign languages and became friend with some of the leaders of the movement who had a significant influence on him. For 20 years YL"G worked as a teacher in Ponivezh, Siauliai and Telz. Having an established reputation as a poet he was invited to St. Petersburg in 1872 to serve as the Jewish Community secretary and the director of the "Society for the Spread of Enlightenment". Wrote for "HaMelitz" periodical and was one of "HaMaggid" editors. In 1892 Died in St. Petersburg.
In front of us is a collection of YL"G original manuscripts; copied-letters, letters sent to YL"G and other documents. Most of the documents bear comments by YL"G and by the Enlightenment movment expert Prof. Gedalya Alkoshi and earlier comments by Ephraim Reuven Mashevitsky, signed "ER"M". Collection includes:
- "Amtachat Yehuda – Ziklon Rishon", 1859 – Complete notebook handwritten by YL"G. Contains 17 complete texts, some with corrections and changes compared with the printed text. Among them: response to SHADAL, riddles, essays, poems.
- Original portrait photograph of YL"G, 11.5X8.5 cm.
- Letter handwritten by YL"G, to "an intelligent young man" with criticism about a work written by the addressee + copy handwritten by ER"M.
- Letter handwritten by YL"G to "an intelligent woman" + copy handwritten by ER"M.
- Letter handwritten by YL"G, probably to Ya'akov Mazeh + copy handwritten by ER"M.
- Three letters written by YL"G in pencil. One to David Frishman; one in Yiddish.
- Handwritten letter, addressed to Ya'akov Mazeh, 1879; the famous poem by YL"G "Kutzo shel Yod" is mentioned in this letter.
- Letters by YL"G to Lilienblum, to RH"L Katzenelnbogen, P. Moses, A.Y. Shapira.
- Short handwritten letter, with Prof. Alkoshi's comment "Not printed".
- Letter by Israel Isser Goldblum, Paris, 1886. At its end a handwritten reply by YL"G.
- Essay handwritten by Israel ben Yedida Yaffe of Kalish, "research essay about the 'Magen David'", 1883. YL"G added a handwritten comment at the top of it.
- Copies of missives and letters by YL"G, mainly handwritten by ER"M, and other items. The collection contains 36 items, half of them handwritten by YL"G. Sizes and conditions vary.
In front of us is a collection of YL"G original manuscripts; copied-letters, letters sent to YL"G and other documents. Most of the documents bear comments by YL"G and by the Enlightenment movment expert Prof. Gedalya Alkoshi and earlier comments by Ephraim Reuven Mashevitsky, signed "ER"M". Collection includes:
- "Amtachat Yehuda – Ziklon Rishon", 1859 – Complete notebook handwritten by YL"G. Contains 17 complete texts, some with corrections and changes compared with the printed text. Among them: response to SHADAL, riddles, essays, poems.
- Original portrait photograph of YL"G, 11.5X8.5 cm.
- Letter handwritten by YL"G, to "an intelligent young man" with criticism about a work written by the addressee + copy handwritten by ER"M.
- Letter handwritten by YL"G to "an intelligent woman" + copy handwritten by ER"M.
- Letter handwritten by YL"G, probably to Ya'akov Mazeh + copy handwritten by ER"M.
- Three letters written by YL"G in pencil. One to David Frishman; one in Yiddish.
- Handwritten letter, addressed to Ya'akov Mazeh, 1879; the famous poem by YL"G "Kutzo shel Yod" is mentioned in this letter.
- Letters by YL"G to Lilienblum, to RH"L Katzenelnbogen, P. Moses, A.Y. Shapira.
- Short handwritten letter, with Prof. Alkoshi's comment "Not printed".
- Letter by Israel Isser Goldblum, Paris, 1886. At its end a handwritten reply by YL"G.
- Essay handwritten by Israel ben Yedida Yaffe of Kalish, "research essay about the 'Magen David'", 1883. YL"G added a handwritten comment at the top of it.
- Copies of missives and letters by YL"G, mainly handwritten by ER"M, and other items. The collection contains 36 items, half of them handwritten by YL"G. Sizes and conditions vary.
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Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 1, 2011
Opening: $500
Sold for: $688
Including buyer's premium
Echad Ha-Am (Asher Ginzburg), handwritten letter on “Ha-Shiloah” (journal) official letter paper addressed to Yehoshua Hana Ravnitsky in Warsaw. Odessa, 1899.
Literary letter mentioning the publication of books, journals, literary reviews and more. “Lately, my friends- “the leaders”- have been behaving in a way which has tried my patience to its breaking point [by putting me] under tremendous stress… So don’t be surprised if my words are snippy and incoherent…”.
Two of Echad Ha-Am’s business cards are enclosed; one from London and the other from Tel-Aviv. 17.5 X 23 cm single leaf. Very good condition.
Literary letter mentioning the publication of books, journals, literary reviews and more. “Lately, my friends- “the leaders”- have been behaving in a way which has tried my patience to its breaking point [by putting me] under tremendous stress… So don’t be surprised if my words are snippy and incoherent…”.
Two of Echad Ha-Am’s business cards are enclosed; one from London and the other from Tel-Aviv. 17.5 X 23 cm single leaf. Very good condition.
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Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 1, 2011
Opening: $250
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Haim Nachman Bialik, ALS, to Nierenstein Booksellers in London. Berlin [1923].
"Regarding your claim… I wish to inform you that you have to contact Mr. Ravnitzki…. We left Russia with nothing whatsoever… and left behind worth of years of hard work…". Leaf, 19cm. Good condition. Creases, some tears and filing holes at left margin.
"Regarding your claim… I wish to inform you that you have to contact Mr. Ravnitzki…. We left Russia with nothing whatsoever… and left behind worth of years of hard work…". Leaf, 19cm. Good condition. Creases, some tears and filing holes at left margin.
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Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 1, 2011
Opening: $3,000
Sold for: $3,750
Including buyer's premium
Forty-six letters and postcards written by Yitzchak Dov Berkowitz, addressed to three writers: Author Dov Kimhi (Meller), the poet Ephraim A. Lissitzky and the linguist Yitzchak Avineri.
Yitzchak Dov Berkowitz (Slutsk 1885-Tel Aviv 1967), Yiddish and Hebrew author and translator, was known mainly for translating Sholem Aleichem's writings. In 1906 Berkowitz married Esther, Sholem Aleichem's daughter. He moved with the family to Galicia and from there to Switzerland, where they stayed for a year and a half. Thereafter he lived alternately in Russia and in Warsaw, Vilnius and Odessa, during which time he was involved with different literary and journalistic works. When World War I broke out he arrived with Sholem Aleichem's family in Copenhagen and then in the USA, where he lived until he immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1928. Most of the letters in this lot were written during the period 1914-1928 and sent from the USA, some of them on stationery of the "Sholem Aleichem Fund", "Shtiebel Publishing USA", "HaToren" and "Mikra'ot Ketanot" – all of these literary enterprises with which Berkowitz was involved. After arriving in Eretz Israel, he co-edited the weekly periodical "Mozna'im", and some of the letters are on behalf of that periodical; all of the other letters were sent from Tel Aviv in the 1940s and 50s. The letters are written in a very poetic, rich language and handwritten by Berkowitz in his aesthetic handwriting. The letters concern mainly literary and some personal matters, and allow us a glimpse into the literary philosophy of Berkowitz and his belletristic outlook. In a postcard dated 1906, Berkowitz discovers that the poet Ephraim Lissitzky is a childhood friend of Slutsk, from a letter that Lissitzky sent him. Berkowitz replies, "…I had a friend… this I sometimes remember when I sit at twilight time in a dark corner…" He ends the postcard saying "I may soon be in America – but not for good. In the country of 'business' there is no room for literature".
In a letter dated May 1926, Berkowitz writes to his friend Dov Kimhi, "Thank you for your beautiful gift 'Sefer HaKilionot' ["Zutot", Jerusalem, 1926] in which I could not find the humour which prevailed your first stories. Where is it? Did you forget to add salt to your dish?.."
In another letter, dated January 24 1928, Berkowitz writes [one month prior to his arrival in Eretz Israel] to his friend Lissitzky, "It is true – I am going to Eretz Israel, although this trip means much hardship for me. My situation and the situation in Eretz Israel do not make it easy. But what has been done is irreversible – I have decided to go…"
Forty-six handwritten and typewritten letters, plus a "Brit Rishonim", Tel Aviv questionnaire. Sizes and conditions vary.
Yitzchak Dov Berkowitz (Slutsk 1885-Tel Aviv 1967), Yiddish and Hebrew author and translator, was known mainly for translating Sholem Aleichem's writings. In 1906 Berkowitz married Esther, Sholem Aleichem's daughter. He moved with the family to Galicia and from there to Switzerland, where they stayed for a year and a half. Thereafter he lived alternately in Russia and in Warsaw, Vilnius and Odessa, during which time he was involved with different literary and journalistic works. When World War I broke out he arrived with Sholem Aleichem's family in Copenhagen and then in the USA, where he lived until he immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1928. Most of the letters in this lot were written during the period 1914-1928 and sent from the USA, some of them on stationery of the "Sholem Aleichem Fund", "Shtiebel Publishing USA", "HaToren" and "Mikra'ot Ketanot" – all of these literary enterprises with which Berkowitz was involved. After arriving in Eretz Israel, he co-edited the weekly periodical "Mozna'im", and some of the letters are on behalf of that periodical; all of the other letters were sent from Tel Aviv in the 1940s and 50s. The letters are written in a very poetic, rich language and handwritten by Berkowitz in his aesthetic handwriting. The letters concern mainly literary and some personal matters, and allow us a glimpse into the literary philosophy of Berkowitz and his belletristic outlook. In a postcard dated 1906, Berkowitz discovers that the poet Ephraim Lissitzky is a childhood friend of Slutsk, from a letter that Lissitzky sent him. Berkowitz replies, "…I had a friend… this I sometimes remember when I sit at twilight time in a dark corner…" He ends the postcard saying "I may soon be in America – but not for good. In the country of 'business' there is no room for literature".
In a letter dated May 1926, Berkowitz writes to his friend Dov Kimhi, "Thank you for your beautiful gift 'Sefer HaKilionot' ["Zutot", Jerusalem, 1926] in which I could not find the humour which prevailed your first stories. Where is it? Did you forget to add salt to your dish?.."
In another letter, dated January 24 1928, Berkowitz writes [one month prior to his arrival in Eretz Israel] to his friend Lissitzky, "It is true – I am going to Eretz Israel, although this trip means much hardship for me. My situation and the situation in Eretz Israel do not make it easy. But what has been done is irreversible – I have decided to go…"
Forty-six handwritten and typewritten letters, plus a "Brit Rishonim", Tel Aviv questionnaire. Sizes and conditions vary.
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Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 1, 2011
Opening: $350
Sold for: $438
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Yosef Haim Brenner, handwritten postcard. Jerusalem, August, 1913.
Sent to the poet Ephraim Lissitzky in the USA. "Both poems are good and will appear in volume 5; volume 3-4 was published this week. I thank you for the poems. Y.H.B. I have nothing suitable for 'HaToren' at the moment. When I have – I shall send." Sent on behalf of the journal "HaAchdut" (Journal of the Po'alei Zion Party), of which Brenner was a co-editor. Postcard, 14x9cm. Good condition. Several stains and creases.
Sent to the poet Ephraim Lissitzky in the USA. "Both poems are good and will appear in volume 5; volume 3-4 was published this week. I thank you for the poems. Y.H.B. I have nothing suitable for 'HaToren' at the moment. When I have – I shall send." Sent on behalf of the journal "HaAchdut" (Journal of the Po'alei Zion Party), of which Brenner was a co-editor. Postcard, 14x9cm. Good condition. Several stains and creases.
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