Shtilim, illustrated journal for youth and children. Editor: M. Ben–Eliezer, publisher: M. Zlatopolsky. Moscow: "Omanut Hadfus" (Russian), July–December 1917. Bound volume of first year issues.
Issues no. 1–12 of "Shtilim", an illustrated journal for children edited by the journalist Moshe Ben–Eliezer (9 booklets; some are double issues).
"Shtilim" was the first publication by "Omanut" which was founded in Moscow at the time (when Shoshana Persitz acquired the printing house "Omanut Hadfus"), initiated by the editor, Moshe Zlatopolsky, son of the philanthropist Hillel Zlatopolsky.
The journal was published in Moscow irregularly in the course of less than a year, featuring works by leading writers and poets, such as: H. N. Bialik, Shaul Tchernichovsky, Ya'akov Fichman, Eliezer Steinman, and others, alongside tales and translations from around the world, as well as news from Palestine and other parts of the world.
Fine illustrations accompany the journal’s issues. Illustrations by Eliezer Lissitzky for the story "Shlomo HaMelech" by H. N. Bialik appear in issue no. 6–7. These are the only known illustrations by Lissitzky for a text originally written in Hebrew. (See: Tradition and Revolution, The Jewish Renaissance in Russian Avant–Garde Art 1912–1928, item no. 77; p. 107).

Leaves lacking in three of the bound issues.
Issues 1–12 (9 booklets, three of which double–issues). Pagination varies. 21.5 cm. Fine–poor condition. Leaves lacking in three of the issues (4 pages in first issue, 2 pages in fourth issue, and 24 pages in last issue). Stains and creases. Worming, tears and open tears to some leaves (some significant). Few tears restored (unprofessionally).
Issue 6–7, with Lissitky's illustrations, in fair condition. Tears and open tears to margins, and losses to page corners (slightly affecting text, not affecting Lissitzky's illustrations). Some leaves restored (unprofessionally). Issues bound together, without original wrappers.

Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, B.81.

Eliyahu HaNavi ["The Prophet Elijah"], by Yehiel Heilperin, illustrated by M. Gur–Aryeh, music (musical score) by Yoel Engel. Jerusalem: "HaGina" Publishing House, 1925. Hebrew.
Poem in rhyme, for children, expressing "the Zionist Dream, in its entirety" (Ayala Gordon, "Hebrew Illustrations, " p. 148), told as a fantasy seen through the eyes of a child living in the Diaspora, portrayed in the illustrations as a Yemenite boy: he embarks aboard a ship arriving at the port city of Haifa, where he encounters the Prophet Elijah, and studys Torah in the company of angel, in a cave in the slopes of Mt. Carmel. Illustrations by Meir Gur Aryeh.
Fourth book (of five) in the series titled "Sipurim–Ziyurim LeTinokot"; printed by "Graphica by Bezalel." At the end of the book is a printed dedication addressed to Boris Schatz.

[14] pp. (including cover), approx. 28X20 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Small marginal Tears and open tears to cover and few leaves (without damage to text of illustrations). Bound with string, threaded through filing holes.

For information on Yehiel Heilperin and "HaGina" Publishing House, see Ayala Gordon, "Hebrew Illustrations, " 2005, pp. 143–53.
Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, B.2336.

Isidor Kaufmann, portfolio comprising 16 high–quality color reproductions of paintings by Isidor Kaufmann. Vienna, 1926.
The present portfolio comprises 16 reproductions of paintings by Kaufmann, depicting various Jewish figures, scenes from the Jewish life cycle, and the Jewish Shtetl – most of which are in color (matted), and a booklet with an introduction by Rabbi Zwi Perez Chajes, and a foreword by art critic Hermann Menkes. The portfolio cover features a small reproduction of Kaufmann's portrait, by Hans Temple.

[16] plates. Approx. 22.5X27.5-44X56 cm (mat: 58X45.5 cm); booklet: [5] leaves, 49.5 cm. In the original folder,   59.5X46.5 cm. Good condition.

Isidor Kaufmann (1853–1921) was a Jewish–Hungarian artist renowned for his remarkable portrayal of Jewish life. Initially working as a bank teller, Kaufmann simultaneously pursued private studies in painting. Eventually, he gained admission to the Academy of Art in Vienna. He journeyed through Poland, Galicia, and Ukraine, and the indelible impressions of the journey left their marks on his work, which eloquently captured the vibrant tapestry of Jewish life in Eastern Europe.

Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, ALE.42.

Еврейская графика [Jewish Graphics], a volume of lithographs by Nathan Altman. Berlin: Petropolis, 1923. Russian.
Ten lithographs by Natan Altman, printed on gilt background, with an introduction by Max Osborn. Unnumbered copy, of a limited edition.

21, [1] pages (pages 11–14 bound upside down) + 10 plates (lithographs). 48 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Minor marginal tears to several leaves and plates. Some leaves and plates detached or partly detached. Wear, tears, inscriptions and minor stains to binding. Spine torn, and partly missing.

Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, ALE.16.

Portfolio, with 19 illustrations made by Joseph Budko for the anniversary edition of the writings of Hayim Nahman Bialik. [Berlin? 1923?].
Nine woodcuts, all signed in margins by Joseph Budko, matted. The names of the poems are written in Budko's handwriting (on margins or Passepartout); the last woodcut is dated "1923".
Bialik's Jubilee Edition was designed by Budko. It was published in four volumes in 1923 and is considered to be one of the finest achievements of modern Hebrew publishing. The present portfolio was presumably created in the same period, it was bound with vellum similar to the binding of the four-volume edition, with a different impression on the front cover – the Hebrew letter "Beit", within a decorative frame, illustrated with animals and flowers.

[19] woodcuts. Size varies. Good condition. Portfolio: approx. 31 cm. Good condition. Some stains and Paint smears.

Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, ALE. 43.