Auction 26 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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Auction 26 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 16, 2012
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $2,000
Including buyer's premium
The story of the Chick that went to look for another Mother, Levin Kipnis. Frankfurt am Main-Moscow-Odessa: "Omanut", "Gamliel" library, 1923.
A children's story by Levin Kipnis accompanied by illustrations in color by Rabbi Zvi Bezalel (pseudonym of Ze'ev Raban).
[8] leaves, 23X31.5 cm. Good condition. Front cover and first page are detached, loose leaves, damages to spine, tears at margin of leaves, stains to front and back cover.
"The story tells the tale of a chick who is wandering amongst different domestic animals trying to find another mother and finally returns to his mother, the chicken. Each picture in the book is framed with a wide decorative frame in color in the corners of which appears the silhouette of one of the animals and the landscapes in which the story takes place which look very European. The frames, the layout and the style, changing from page to page, are all in Art Nouveau style namely trying to decorate the modern book with the abundance of ideas characteristic of the middle- ages illustrators". (From: Ayala Gordon, Hebrew illustrations, Nahum Gutman Museum of Art, Tel-Aviv, [2005], p. 159).
A children's story by Levin Kipnis accompanied by illustrations in color by Rabbi Zvi Bezalel (pseudonym of Ze'ev Raban).
[8] leaves, 23X31.5 cm. Good condition. Front cover and first page are detached, loose leaves, damages to spine, tears at margin of leaves, stains to front and back cover.
"The story tells the tale of a chick who is wandering amongst different domestic animals trying to find another mother and finally returns to his mother, the chicken. Each picture in the book is framed with a wide decorative frame in color in the corners of which appears the silhouette of one of the animals and the landscapes in which the story takes place which look very European. The frames, the layout and the style, changing from page to page, are all in Art Nouveau style namely trying to decorate the modern book with the abundance of ideas characteristic of the middle- ages illustrators". (From: Ayala Gordon, Hebrew illustrations, Nahum Gutman Museum of Art, Tel-Aviv, [2005], p. 159).
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Auction 26 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 16, 2012
Opening: $500
Sold for: $750
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"Lasvivon", Zalman Shneur. Frankfurt am Main (Moscow, Odessa): "Omanut", "Gamliel" Library, [1922].
A poem for children, accompanied by six illustrations in color in lithographic printing, by "Havurat Tsayarim". [16] pp, 22.5X29.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains, minor damages to spine, leaves are partly detached. A particularly fine copy.
"This booklet is not easily defined…since it is illustrated in two different styles as if by two different artists. The three first illustrations are airy. The brightness and gentleness with which the orange and green colors are treated as well as the gentle animals and the goat wearing glasses are, maybe, typical of Moshe Motzlmacher. Compared with the other illustrations were the color palette consists of red-purple and blue, the composition is heavy with lines in black and resembling Apter's style. It is, therefore, possible that the booklet was illustrated by both artists". (From: Ayala Gordon, Hebrew Illustrations, Nahum Gutman Museum, Tel-Aviv, [2005], p.108).
A poem for children, accompanied by six illustrations in color in lithographic printing, by "Havurat Tsayarim". [16] pp, 22.5X29.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains, minor damages to spine, leaves are partly detached. A particularly fine copy.
"This booklet is not easily defined…since it is illustrated in two different styles as if by two different artists. The three first illustrations are airy. The brightness and gentleness with which the orange and green colors are treated as well as the gentle animals and the goat wearing glasses are, maybe, typical of Moshe Motzlmacher. Compared with the other illustrations were the color palette consists of red-purple and blue, the composition is heavy with lines in black and resembling Apter's style. It is, therefore, possible that the booklet was illustrated by both artists". (From: Ayala Gordon, Hebrew Illustrations, Nahum Gutman Museum, Tel-Aviv, [2005], p.108).
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Auction 26 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 16, 2012
Opening: $300
Sold for: $688
Including buyer's premium
Magic Boat, a fairy tale by Wilhelm Hauff. Illustrations by D. Mitrochin. Frankfurt am Main, Moscow, Odessa: "Omanut", "Gamliel" Library, [1922].
Fairy tale for children by Wilhelm Hauff, illustrations in color by Dimitri Mitrochin. [12] pp, 27.5 cm. Good condition. Damages to spine.
Fairy tale for children by Wilhelm Hauff, illustrations in color by Dimitri Mitrochin. [12] pp, 27.5 cm. Good condition. Damages to spine.
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Auction 26 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 16, 2012
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
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The Jackals and the Elephant [Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy], illustrations by A. Naruzev. Frankfurt am Main-Moscow-Odessa:" Omanut", "Gamliel" Library, 1922.
Color illustration on the cover, six large color illustrations within the booklet. [16] pp, 15.5x21 cm. Very good condition. It is rare to see a children's book from that period in such good condition. Minor stains to margins of the leaves and cover.
Color illustration on the cover, six large color illustrations within the booklet. [16] pp, 15.5x21 cm. Very good condition. It is rare to see a children's book from that period in such good condition. Minor stains to margins of the leaves and cover.
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Auction 26 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 16, 2012
Opening: $200
Sold for: $300
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"HeChatul VeHaShu'al", folk story, translated and edited by Haim Nachman Bialik. Frankfurt am Main-Moscow-Odessa: "Omanut", "Gamliel" Library, 1923.
Impressive illustrations, unknown artist. 14, [2] pp, 24 cm. Very good condition. Minor stains.
Impressive illustrations, unknown artist. 14, [2] pp, 24 cm. Very good condition. Minor stains.
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Auction 26 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 16, 2012
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $2,250
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The Miller, the Milleress and the Millstones, written by Benzion Raskin, illustrated by Eliezer Lissitzky. Poland [Warsaw]: "Tarbut", 1923.
Story for children, with illustrations by the artist Eliezer Lissitzky. 15, [1] pp, 21 cm. Good condition. Restored tears to front and back cover. The booklet, as a whole, is rebound.
"In April 1919 Benzion Raskin and Eliezer Lissitzky signed a contract with 'Yidisher Folks verlag' in Kiev, probably due to financial problems. According to this contract they were obliged to sell the copyrights of eleven children's books…for some reason only three of them have been published in Yiddish as planned. However, three years later a series of books for infants in Hebrew has been published in Warsaw…The series called 'Zil Zlil', included five books…out of the five booklets, only one, 'The Miller, the Milleress and the Millstones, was translated into Hebrew, and the illustrations were copied from the illustrations created by Lissitzky for the Yiddish books…there is something too slim in those illustrations as if they were done hastily.
The reason might have been that there was a need to produce many books in a short period of time. It is possible, on the other hand, that Lissitzky limited himself to minimal lines on purpose, similar to the way children draw. At that period it was common amongst the modern artists to believe that a child's art reflects a primary concept of the world, and many artists were inspired by this art". (From: Ayala Gordon, Hebrew Illustrations – the Hebrew Illustrated Book for Children, Tel-Aviv, 2005, pp 83-84.)
Story for children, with illustrations by the artist Eliezer Lissitzky. 15, [1] pp, 21 cm. Good condition. Restored tears to front and back cover. The booklet, as a whole, is rebound.
"In April 1919 Benzion Raskin and Eliezer Lissitzky signed a contract with 'Yidisher Folks verlag' in Kiev, probably due to financial problems. According to this contract they were obliged to sell the copyrights of eleven children's books…for some reason only three of them have been published in Yiddish as planned. However, three years later a series of books for infants in Hebrew has been published in Warsaw…The series called 'Zil Zlil', included five books…out of the five booklets, only one, 'The Miller, the Milleress and the Millstones, was translated into Hebrew, and the illustrations were copied from the illustrations created by Lissitzky for the Yiddish books…there is something too slim in those illustrations as if they were done hastily.
The reason might have been that there was a need to produce many books in a short period of time. It is possible, on the other hand, that Lissitzky limited himself to minimal lines on purpose, similar to the way children draw. At that period it was common amongst the modern artists to believe that a child's art reflects a primary concept of the world, and many artists were inspired by this art". (From: Ayala Gordon, Hebrew Illustrations – the Hebrew Illustrated Book for Children, Tel-Aviv, 2005, pp 83-84.)
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Auction 26 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 16, 2012
Opening: $1,200
Sold for: $1,750
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Four Goats. Composed by Benzion Raskin, illustrated by Uriel Kahana. Poland [Warsaw]: "Tarbut". 1922.
Story for children, illustrated by the artist and architect Uriel Kahana (1903-1965) who made aliya to Eretz Israel one year following the publication of this booklet. In the 1930s Kahana was invited to work with Erich Mendelsohn in his office in Jerusalem. Afterwards he opened an office in Tel-Aviv. [1], 20, [1] pp, 20.5X25.5 cm. Good condition. Minor Stains. Tears at borders of cover.
"Uriel Kahana, a brilliant illustrator, close in style to Lissitzky and Tchaikov…describes a scary wolf, standing in a threatening pose, exposing sharp teeth and with shining eyes. The strong body is transferred by using dark stains while the goats are portrayed in a gentle and fragile line. The story is repetitious, as typical of folk tales and adequate for kindergarten children, thus, every time that the wolf is threatening again, it is the same intimidating wolf, the same illustration. In the end, when the wolf dies, the script "falls" in a diagonal line with the wolf… The book is outstanding from an artistic point of view and incorporates in a sophisticated way elements of folk art with cubist characteristics and humor with an expressive outlook". (From: Ayala Gordon, Jewish Illustrations – Illustrated Jewish Books for Children, Tel-Aviv, [2005 ] p.85).
Story for children, illustrated by the artist and architect Uriel Kahana (1903-1965) who made aliya to Eretz Israel one year following the publication of this booklet. In the 1930s Kahana was invited to work with Erich Mendelsohn in his office in Jerusalem. Afterwards he opened an office in Tel-Aviv. [1], 20, [1] pp, 20.5X25.5 cm. Good condition. Minor Stains. Tears at borders of cover.
"Uriel Kahana, a brilliant illustrator, close in style to Lissitzky and Tchaikov…describes a scary wolf, standing in a threatening pose, exposing sharp teeth and with shining eyes. The strong body is transferred by using dark stains while the goats are portrayed in a gentle and fragile line. The story is repetitious, as typical of folk tales and adequate for kindergarten children, thus, every time that the wolf is threatening again, it is the same intimidating wolf, the same illustration. In the end, when the wolf dies, the script "falls" in a diagonal line with the wolf… The book is outstanding from an artistic point of view and incorporates in a sophisticated way elements of folk art with cubist characteristics and humor with an expressive outlook". (From: Ayala Gordon, Jewish Illustrations – Illustrated Jewish Books for Children, Tel-Aviv, [2005 ] p.85).
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Children's Books and Games
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Auction 26 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 16, 2012
Opening: $400
Sold for: $688
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Tale – a kitten that forgot how to ask for food, written by Benzion Raskin [according to Palmir], illustrated by Haim Hanft. Warsaw, Poland: "Tarbut", 1922.
Story about a kitten who played with dogs until she became hungry. [8] Leaves, 25.5X20.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, creases and tears at borders of cover.
"Haim Hanft…was a weird artist. Like Lissitzky, he was trying to achieve an abstraction of animals' shapes through a non-continuous line and through minimal use of colors. The animals have human eyes, sometimes smiling and sometimes cross-eyed, however the kitten, in spite of her human face and in spite of being cross-eyes is so strange and poor, that a child cannot identify with her". (From: Ayala Gordon, Jewish Illustrations – the Jewish Illustrated Book for Children, Tel-Aviv, [2005]. P. 84).
Story about a kitten who played with dogs until she became hungry. [8] Leaves, 25.5X20.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, creases and tears at borders of cover.
"Haim Hanft…was a weird artist. Like Lissitzky, he was trying to achieve an abstraction of animals' shapes through a non-continuous line and through minimal use of colors. The animals have human eyes, sometimes smiling and sometimes cross-eyed, however the kitten, in spite of her human face and in spite of being cross-eyes is so strange and poor, that a child cannot identify with her". (From: Ayala Gordon, Jewish Illustrations – the Jewish Illustrated Book for Children, Tel-Aviv, [2005]. P. 84).
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Auction 26 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 16, 2012
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
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"Eliyahu HaNavi", stories for infants by Yechiel Heilperin, illustrated by M. Gur-Aryeh, Music [musical notes] by Yoel Engel. Fourth booklet in the series "stories-paintings for infants" edited by Yechiel Heilperin. Jerusalem: "Haginah",[1925].
[14] pp, 20X28cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor damages to margin of cover. Handwritten dedication.
"'Eliyahu HaNavi' is one of the most beautiful books ever published in Hebrew, expressing in a wonderful poem the Zionist dream: a boy in the Diaspora asks to go to Haifa by boat, where" Eliyahu HaNavi" will take him in a carriage of fire to the Carmel Cave where he will study the Torah in the company of angels. The peak of this dream is that the child will study the Torah in Eretz Israel… Gur-Aryeh, a student and teacher in 'Bezalel', drew a Yemenite boy. Many of the Yemenites who came to Eretz Israel in the early days of the 20th cent. worked as jewelers in 'Bezalel', and were considered the most authentic Jews representing the ideal of an oriental Jew as well as the ancient, biblical Jew while seen also as an utopian Jew…In the book 'Eiyahu HaNavi' the boy who just arrived on boat and sees the city of Haifa…sees the vision of Eliyahu in a carriage drawn by horses of fire. The carriage with its red horses resembles not only the fire but also the Russian tradition of the Troika [the carriage drawn by a team of three horses harnessed abreast]. Eliyahu whose face is pleasant and generous, with a white beard, dressed as an Arab…it is obvious that Heilperin was hoping to compose a folk-story for children which reflects the Jewish tradition – on the background of a legendary-biblical and at the same time modern Eretz Israel. The combination of oriental-Arab-Yemenite-Russian-European created most probably the new mix of the 'Hebrew'". (from: Ayala Gordon, Hebrew Illustrations – the Hebrew Illustrated Book for Children, Tel-Aviv [2005], pp 148-149.
[14] pp, 20X28cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor damages to margin of cover. Handwritten dedication.
"'Eliyahu HaNavi' is one of the most beautiful books ever published in Hebrew, expressing in a wonderful poem the Zionist dream: a boy in the Diaspora asks to go to Haifa by boat, where" Eliyahu HaNavi" will take him in a carriage of fire to the Carmel Cave where he will study the Torah in the company of angels. The peak of this dream is that the child will study the Torah in Eretz Israel… Gur-Aryeh, a student and teacher in 'Bezalel', drew a Yemenite boy. Many of the Yemenites who came to Eretz Israel in the early days of the 20th cent. worked as jewelers in 'Bezalel', and were considered the most authentic Jews representing the ideal of an oriental Jew as well as the ancient, biblical Jew while seen also as an utopian Jew…In the book 'Eiyahu HaNavi' the boy who just arrived on boat and sees the city of Haifa…sees the vision of Eliyahu in a carriage drawn by horses of fire. The carriage with its red horses resembles not only the fire but also the Russian tradition of the Troika [the carriage drawn by a team of three horses harnessed abreast]. Eliyahu whose face is pleasant and generous, with a white beard, dressed as an Arab…it is obvious that Heilperin was hoping to compose a folk-story for children which reflects the Jewish tradition – on the background of a legendary-biblical and at the same time modern Eretz Israel. The combination of oriental-Arab-Yemenite-Russian-European created most probably the new mix of the 'Hebrew'". (from: Ayala Gordon, Hebrew Illustrations – the Hebrew Illustrated Book for Children, Tel-Aviv [2005], pp 148-149.
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Children's Books and Games
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Auction 26 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 16, 2012
Opening: $500
Sold for: $938
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David the Dreamer, His Book of Dreams. Ralph Bergengren. Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1922. English. First edition.
Children's book with ten wonderful color plate illustrations by Tom [Seidmann-]-Freud (1892-1930), Jewish artist, illustrator and author, native of Vienna. This, the first English book (and third book overall) illustrated by Seidmann-Freud, appeared a few years before the series of books she published in Germany in the late 1920s (two of which are also on offer in this sale), which positioned her as one of the pre-eminent children's book illustrators of her generation. Tom was related to Sigmund Freud and it could not be more appropriate that the illustrator of this book is the niece of the author of "The Interpretation of Dreams."
Despite her short career (she committed suicide at the age of 38), Seidmann-Freud had a lasting impression on 20th-century children's literature. Her books won numerous awards and garnered enthusiastic critical and public reviews. Her unique illustrative style is characterized by simple geometric shapes with gentle colors, a poetic seriousness that reflects the "New Objectivity" (Neue Sachlichkeit) modern art movement prevalent in post WWI Germany concurrently with the Bauhaus School design. However, her artist achievements are no less important than her significance as an intuitive educator, who knew how to enrich children's imaginations and activate their minds in a creative manner. Despite Seidmann-Freud's critical and commercial success, because of her Jewish heritage most copies of her books were destroyed by the Nazis and few remain intact today, thus their scarcity and value.
67 pp, 27X21.5 cm. Very good condition. Minor, sporadic staining.
Children's book with ten wonderful color plate illustrations by Tom [Seidmann-]-Freud (1892-1930), Jewish artist, illustrator and author, native of Vienna. This, the first English book (and third book overall) illustrated by Seidmann-Freud, appeared a few years before the series of books she published in Germany in the late 1920s (two of which are also on offer in this sale), which positioned her as one of the pre-eminent children's book illustrators of her generation. Tom was related to Sigmund Freud and it could not be more appropriate that the illustrator of this book is the niece of the author of "The Interpretation of Dreams."
Despite her short career (she committed suicide at the age of 38), Seidmann-Freud had a lasting impression on 20th-century children's literature. Her books won numerous awards and garnered enthusiastic critical and public reviews. Her unique illustrative style is characterized by simple geometric shapes with gentle colors, a poetic seriousness that reflects the "New Objectivity" (Neue Sachlichkeit) modern art movement prevalent in post WWI Germany concurrently with the Bauhaus School design. However, her artist achievements are no less important than her significance as an intuitive educator, who knew how to enrich children's imaginations and activate their minds in a creative manner. Despite Seidmann-Freud's critical and commercial success, because of her Jewish heritage most copies of her books were destroyed by the Nazis and few remain intact today, thus their scarcity and value.
67 pp, 27X21.5 cm. Very good condition. Minor, sporadic staining.
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Children's Books and Games
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Auction 26 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 16, 2012
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,000
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Das Wunderhaus, ein Bilderbuch zum Drehen, Bewegen und Verwandeln [The Wonder House, a Picture Book to Turn, Move and Change], by Tom Seidmann-Freud. Berlin: Herbert Stuffer, 1929. German. Second printing.
Seidmann-Freud's first children's moveable book (the second, Das Zauberboot, is also on offer in this sale) that upon publication was universally hailed for its innovation.. Das Wunderhaus was revolutionary in the manner in which Seidmann-Freud succeeded in combining her uniquely styled aesthetic illustrations with an intuitive, educational content that not only pleased but also challenged the child reader. The moveable pages include folding parts and a revolving wheel. Three add-on templates allow the reader to play interactive games with the book's contents, enabling adapting individual pages of the book to numerous different storylines.
[6] leaves + three templates laid-in to the rear pocket. Very Good Minus condition. Minor stains and nicks; binding slightly loose, previous owner's name in ink on the inside front cover; repaired tears to one of the templates.
Seidmann-Freud's first children's moveable book (the second, Das Zauberboot, is also on offer in this sale) that upon publication was universally hailed for its innovation.. Das Wunderhaus was revolutionary in the manner in which Seidmann-Freud succeeded in combining her uniquely styled aesthetic illustrations with an intuitive, educational content that not only pleased but also challenged the child reader. The moveable pages include folding parts and a revolving wheel. Three add-on templates allow the reader to play interactive games with the book's contents, enabling adapting individual pages of the book to numerous different storylines.
[6] leaves + three templates laid-in to the rear pocket. Very Good Minus condition. Minor stains and nicks; binding slightly loose, previous owner's name in ink on the inside front cover; repaired tears to one of the templates.
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Auction 26 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 16, 2012
Opening: $700
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Das Zauberboot, ein Bilderbuch zum Drehen, Bewegen und Verwandeln (Das Neue Wunderhaus) [The Magic Boat, a Picture Book to Turn, Move and Change (The New Wonder House)], by Tom Seidmann-Freud. Berlin: Herbert Stuffer, 1929. German. First edition.
The second of Seidmann-Freud's scarce and important children's moveable books, with numerous impressive Art Deco-style illustrations by the author. . Unique not only from an artistic perspective but also from an educational point of view, in a recent poll Das Zauberboot was voted one of the fifty most beautiful books ever published in Germany. Contains a number of moveable pages, including pull-levers, a revolving wheel and a Punch and Judy theatre. Two templates allow the reader to play interactive games with the book's contents and change individual pages of the book to different storylines.
[6] leaves + two add-on templates laid-in to the rear pocket. 24x21 cm. Very Good Minus condition. Tears to the edges of some of the pages, reinforced with tape. Sporadic minor internal stains. Stains and slight damage to binding edges. Restoration to one of the moving parts.
The second of Seidmann-Freud's scarce and important children's moveable books, with numerous impressive Art Deco-style illustrations by the author. . Unique not only from an artistic perspective but also from an educational point of view, in a recent poll Das Zauberboot was voted one of the fifty most beautiful books ever published in Germany. Contains a number of moveable pages, including pull-levers, a revolving wheel and a Punch and Judy theatre. Two templates allow the reader to play interactive games with the book's contents and change individual pages of the book to different storylines.
[6] leaves + two add-on templates laid-in to the rear pocket. 24x21 cm. Very Good Minus condition. Tears to the edges of some of the pages, reinforced with tape. Sporadic minor internal stains. Stains and slight damage to binding edges. Restoration to one of the moving parts.
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