Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
Including: sketches by Ze'ev Raban and Bezalel items, hildren's books, avant-garde books, rare ladino periodicals, and more
"And Where am I?" – Illustrated Children's Book – "Omanut" Publishers, 1922
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,750
Including buyer's premium
Ve-Ayeh Ani? ["And Where am I?"], [by Jehudah Steinberg]. Frankfurt-am-Main – Moscow – Odessa: Omanut, Sifriyah Gamliel, 1922. Hebrew.
An original story by Jehudah Steinberg, telling the tale of Menashe, the forgetful boy. Illustrations by "Chavurat Tsayarim, Apter, Mutzelmacher, Kravtsov, Higer" (Ya'akov Apter, Moshe Mutzelmacher, Aharon Kravtsov, and Hayyim [Yefim] Higer).
This book was published as part of the "Gamliel" series produced by the "Omanut" publishing house. The books in the series were described as "the first Hebrew books intended for kindergarten children, and they included large colorful pictures the likes of which had not appeared until then in any Hebrew book. All the books in this series were printed using lithographic print, most in a beautiful large format, and the visual aspect in them was perhaps more important than the literary content" (Ayala Gordon, "Hebrew Illustrations", 2005, p. 90; Hebrew).
[8] ff. (including cover), approx. 21X27 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Blemished spine; missing staples (leaves partly detached). Edges slightly trimmed.
An original story by Jehudah Steinberg, telling the tale of Menashe, the forgetful boy. Illustrations by "Chavurat Tsayarim, Apter, Mutzelmacher, Kravtsov, Higer" (Ya'akov Apter, Moshe Mutzelmacher, Aharon Kravtsov, and Hayyim [Yefim] Higer).
This book was published as part of the "Gamliel" series produced by the "Omanut" publishing house. The books in the series were described as "the first Hebrew books intended for kindergarten children, and they included large colorful pictures the likes of which had not appeared until then in any Hebrew book. All the books in this series were printed using lithographic print, most in a beautiful large format, and the visual aspect in them was perhaps more important than the literary content" (Ayala Gordon, "Hebrew Illustrations", 2005, p. 90; Hebrew).
[8] ff. (including cover), approx. 21X27 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Blemished spine; missing staples (leaves partly detached). Edges slightly trimmed.
Hebrew Children's Books and Periodicals
Hebrew Children's Books and Periodicals