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Auction 41 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture, Israeli and International Art
October 29, 2014
Opening: $250
Sold for: $313
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Ten books with authors' dedications to Nahoum Cohen.
1-4. Four books with dedications by Maxim Ghilan: • Gader Prutza, 14 poems by Maxim Ghilan. Illustrations: Moshe Gil. "Mashma" publishing, 1957. • Shahad, poems by Maxim Gilan. "Achshav" publishing, Jerusalem 1962 (dedication to Yael, Nahoum Cohen's wife). • Sichot Florentin: Daniel Florentin mesoche'ach im Maxim Ghilan. Yaron Golan publishing, 1998. • Bebayit Koress, Maxim Ghilan. "Mit'an" publishing, 2002.
5-6. Two books with dedications by Gabriel Moked: • 15 Variations, Gabriel Moked, "Mahadir" publishing, Tel-Aviv, 1966. • Keta Katzar, Gabriel Moked. "Mahadir" publishing, Tel-Aviv, 1967.
7-8. Book with dedication by Menachem Ben (Braun) and a book with his autograph: •Aderet HaGefen, Menachem Braun. "Eked" publishing, 1967. • Eretz HaYeshimon, T.S. Eliot. Hebrew: Menachem Braun. "Aleph" publishing, Tel-Aviv, 1968. (Autograph on title page).
9. Moshel Yericho, play by Josef Mundy. "Achshav" publishing, 1975.
10. Opus, efes, Joseph Ben-Gal. I. Marcus and Co. publishing, Jerusalem, 1979.
Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
1-4. Four books with dedications by Maxim Ghilan: • Gader Prutza, 14 poems by Maxim Ghilan. Illustrations: Moshe Gil. "Mashma" publishing, 1957. • Shahad, poems by Maxim Gilan. "Achshav" publishing, Jerusalem 1962 (dedication to Yael, Nahoum Cohen's wife). • Sichot Florentin: Daniel Florentin mesoche'ach im Maxim Ghilan. Yaron Golan publishing, 1998. • Bebayit Koress, Maxim Ghilan. "Mit'an" publishing, 2002.
5-6. Two books with dedications by Gabriel Moked: • 15 Variations, Gabriel Moked, "Mahadir" publishing, Tel-Aviv, 1966. • Keta Katzar, Gabriel Moked. "Mahadir" publishing, Tel-Aviv, 1967.
7-8. Book with dedication by Menachem Ben (Braun) and a book with his autograph: •Aderet HaGefen, Menachem Braun. "Eked" publishing, 1967. • Eretz HaYeshimon, T.S. Eliot. Hebrew: Menachem Braun. "Aleph" publishing, Tel-Aviv, 1968. (Autograph on title page).
9. Moshel Yericho, play by Josef Mundy. "Achshav" publishing, 1975.
10. Opus, efes, Joseph Ben-Gal. I. Marcus and Co. publishing, Jerusalem, 1979.
Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
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Auction 41 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture, Israeli and International Art
October 29, 2014
Opening: $300
Sold for: $2,000
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Legion, poem, Gabriel Talphir. Warsaw: "Pratzim", 1925.
Cover design by the artist Henryk Berlewi.
80 pp, + [1] page, 27.5 cm. Good condition. Spotting and tears, ownership ink stamp on the cover.
Cover design by the artist Henryk Berlewi.
80 pp, + [1] page, 27.5 cm. Good condition. Spotting and tears, ownership ink stamp on the cover.
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Auction 41 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture, Israeli and International Art
October 29, 2014
Opening: $400
Sold for: $525
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1-2. Two letters: • typewritten letter, signed by hand, from Max Brod to Manfred Geis, Jüdische Rundschau German paper theater critic. Tel-Aviv, 7.3.1952. German. Brod mentions in his letter a dispute between the two when the playwright and satirist Sami Grunman passed away – he was a friend of both – and mentions that he will say a few words in memory of Grunman prior to the next show in "Habima" theater. • Typewritten letter from Manfred Geis to Max Brod. Tel-Aviv, 9.3.1952. German.
3-4. Two books with dedications handwritten by Brod to Manfred Geis: • Das Diesseitswunder oder Die jüdische Idee und ihre Verwirklichung [The Miracle on Earth or the Jewish Idea and its Realization]. Tel-Aviv: Joachim Goldstein, 1939. German. • Shaul Melech Israel, play of grief in five acts, by Max Brod and S. Sholem. Jerusalem: Mo'adim VeKiryat Sefer Ltd, 1944.
5. Franz Kafka Eine Biographie [Franz Kafka – Biography], by Max Brod. Frankfurt am Main-Hamburg: Fischer Bucherei, 1963. German. With a dedication handwritten by Max Brod addressed to Meir Efrath, dated (1963).
6. Pierrot, der Spassvogel, by Jules Laforgue. Frankfurt am Main: Inel, 1965. German. Dedication handwritten by Brod (Tel-Aviv, 1966).
7. Streitbares Leben [Embattled Life] by Max Brod. Munich-Berlin-Vienna: F.A. Herbig, 1968. German. With dedication from Esther Hoffe to Manfred Geis.
8-17. Ten documents from the estate of Manfred Geis: a letter from Erich Kestner (signed by him) and poems by Kestner, typewritten.
Sizes and conditions vary.
3-4. Two books with dedications handwritten by Brod to Manfred Geis: • Das Diesseitswunder oder Die jüdische Idee und ihre Verwirklichung [The Miracle on Earth or the Jewish Idea and its Realization]. Tel-Aviv: Joachim Goldstein, 1939. German. • Shaul Melech Israel, play of grief in five acts, by Max Brod and S. Sholem. Jerusalem: Mo'adim VeKiryat Sefer Ltd, 1944.
5. Franz Kafka Eine Biographie [Franz Kafka – Biography], by Max Brod. Frankfurt am Main-Hamburg: Fischer Bucherei, 1963. German. With a dedication handwritten by Max Brod addressed to Meir Efrath, dated (1963).
6. Pierrot, der Spassvogel, by Jules Laforgue. Frankfurt am Main: Inel, 1965. German. Dedication handwritten by Brod (Tel-Aviv, 1966).
7. Streitbares Leben [Embattled Life] by Max Brod. Munich-Berlin-Vienna: F.A. Herbig, 1968. German. With dedication from Esther Hoffe to Manfred Geis.
8-17. Ten documents from the estate of Manfred Geis: a letter from Erich Kestner (signed by him) and poems by Kestner, typewritten.
Sizes and conditions vary.
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Auction 41 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture, Israeli and International Art
October 29, 2014
Opening: $600
Sold for: $750
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1. Das Urteil, Eine Geschichte [The Judgment]. Leipzig: Kurt Wolff, 1916. German. 1st edition.
"The Judgment", short story by Franz Kafka, was first published in 1913 in the yearly literary magazine Arkadia (edited by Max Brod). The edition presented is the first "independent" edition of the book. Soft cover – black paper with a paper label printed in blue (the booklet was also printed in the same year with a beige paper binding with a white label). 29 pp, [1] pp, 21.5 cm. Good condition. Foxing. Tears around the spine and the binding's edges.
2. Beim Bau der Chinesischen Mauer, Ungedruckte Erzahlungen und Prosa aus dem Nachlass [building of the Great Wall of China, prose and stories that have not been published, from the Estate]. Berlin: Gustav Kiepenheuer, 1931. German. 1st edition. "Building the Great Wall of China", stories gathered from Franz Kafka's Estate, edited by Max Brod and Joachim Schoeps. Hard cover. 266 pp, [3] pp, 19 cm. Good condition. Slight foxing. Minor damages to binding. Faded spine.
"The Judgment", short story by Franz Kafka, was first published in 1913 in the yearly literary magazine Arkadia (edited by Max Brod). The edition presented is the first "independent" edition of the book. Soft cover – black paper with a paper label printed in blue (the booklet was also printed in the same year with a beige paper binding with a white label). 29 pp, [1] pp, 21.5 cm. Good condition. Foxing. Tears around the spine and the binding's edges.
2. Beim Bau der Chinesischen Mauer, Ungedruckte Erzahlungen und Prosa aus dem Nachlass [building of the Great Wall of China, prose and stories that have not been published, from the Estate]. Berlin: Gustav Kiepenheuer, 1931. German. 1st edition. "Building the Great Wall of China", stories gathered from Franz Kafka's Estate, edited by Max Brod and Joachim Schoeps. Hard cover. 266 pp, [3] pp, 19 cm. Good condition. Slight foxing. Minor damages to binding. Faded spine.
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Auction 41 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture, Israeli and International Art
October 29, 2014
Opening: $300
Unsold
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), Jerome K. Jerome. Translated by Avraham Epstein. Frankfurt am Main-Moscow-Odessa: Omanut, 1924. First Hebrew Edition.
First Hebrew edition of Jerome K. Jerome’s classic work of British humor “Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)”, published in 1889. Epstein’s translation endured for almost 50 years, until Burlah’s of 1971.
[2], 270 pp, 20 cm. Good condition. Creases. Foxing and stains. Ex-library copy (with ink stamps on some of the pages).
First Hebrew edition of Jerome K. Jerome’s classic work of British humor “Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)”, published in 1889. Epstein’s translation endured for almost 50 years, until Burlah’s of 1971.
[2], 270 pp, 20 cm. Good condition. Creases. Foxing and stains. Ex-library copy (with ink stamps on some of the pages).
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Auction 41 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture, Israeli and International Art
October 29, 2014
Opening: $400
Sold for: $575
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Hob ikh mir a lidele. Warsaw: "Kultur Lige", 1922. Yiddish.
Folk songs and songs by Kultur Lige poets, Y. L. Peretz, Leib Kvitko, Der Nistar, Peretz Markish and others. With illustrations by Joseph Tchaikov (3 illustrations), El Lissitzky, Yissachar Ber Ryback, Marc Chagall and Arthur Szyk (7 illustrations).
72 pp, 19 cm. Fair condition. Ink stamps. Inscriptions in pencil. Tears and creases around the leaves' edges. Last leaf – detached. Minor spots. No cover, no binding.
Folk songs and songs by Kultur Lige poets, Y. L. Peretz, Leib Kvitko, Der Nistar, Peretz Markish and others. With illustrations by Joseph Tchaikov (3 illustrations), El Lissitzky, Yissachar Ber Ryback, Marc Chagall and Arthur Szyk (7 illustrations).
72 pp, 19 cm. Fair condition. Ink stamps. Inscriptions in pencil. Tears and creases around the leaves' edges. Last leaf – detached. Minor spots. No cover, no binding.
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Auction 41 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture, Israeli and International Art
October 29, 2014
Opening: $1,500
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Der Galaganer Hon [the boastful rooster], by Peretz Markish. Berlin: Klal, 1922. Yiddish.
Children's book by Peretz Markish. Illustrated by Joseph Tchaikov. On the front cover appears a large illustration in color. Within the booklet appear 25 additional illustrations in b/w.
Joseph Tchaikov (1888-1986) - sculptor, painter, graphic artist, teacher and theoretician. Studied in Paris between 1910-1913, started exhibiting in 1912. Was an active member in groups and associations of Jewish artists. Was among the founders of "Kultur-Lige" in Kiev. Taught sculpture in Vkhutemas and in Vkhutein between 1923-1930.
30 pp, 31 cm. Fair condition. Detached leaves and cover. Tears around the edges of the first and last leaves and on the cover. Edges of front and back cover and of first and last leaves are fastened with adhesive tape. Spotting at leaves' upper margins. Ink stamp on the first page.
For additional information, see: Tradition and Revolution - The Jewish Renaissance in Russian Avant-Garde 1912-1928, by Ruth Apter- Gabriel
(editor).
Children's book by Peretz Markish. Illustrated by Joseph Tchaikov. On the front cover appears a large illustration in color. Within the booklet appear 25 additional illustrations in b/w.
Joseph Tchaikov (1888-1986) - sculptor, painter, graphic artist, teacher and theoretician. Studied in Paris between 1910-1913, started exhibiting in 1912. Was an active member in groups and associations of Jewish artists. Was among the founders of "Kultur-Lige" in Kiev. Taught sculpture in Vkhutemas and in Vkhutein between 1923-1930.
30 pp, 31 cm. Fair condition. Detached leaves and cover. Tears around the edges of the first and last leaves and on the cover. Edges of front and back cover and of first and last leaves are fastened with adhesive tape. Spotting at leaves' upper margins. Ink stamp on the first page.
For additional information, see: Tradition and Revolution - The Jewish Renaissance in Russian Avant-Garde 1912-1928, by Ruth Apter- Gabriel
(editor).
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Auction 41 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture, Israeli and International Art
October 29, 2014
Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
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Mechirat Yossef, by Max Weinreich. "Wastok" publishing, Berlin, [1930].
Illustrations, cover and characters designed by the artist Joseph Chaikov. The author – Max (Meir) Lazarevich Weinreich (1894-1969) was a Jewish linguist specializing in social linguistics and in Yiddish; one of the founders of YIVO.
[53] pp, 25X20 cm. Fair-good condition. Spotting, loose leaves.
Illustrations, cover and characters designed by the artist Joseph Chaikov. The author – Max (Meir) Lazarevich Weinreich (1894-1969) was a Jewish linguist specializing in social linguistics and in Yiddish; one of the founders of YIVO.
[53] pp, 25X20 cm. Fair-good condition. Spotting, loose leaves.
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Auction 41 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture, Israeli and International Art
October 29, 2014
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,500
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"At Dort" by Yoel Engel; "Natof Natfa" by Alexander Krein – two sheet music books published by "Gezelshaft far yidishe musik" [society for Jewish music]. Moscow, 1919. French, Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian. Books no. 47 and 50.
Covers designed by Eliezer (El) Lissitzky.
4; 6 pp, 34.5 cm. Good condition. Foxing. Slight tears. Several tears, found in one of the books, are restored with adhesive tape.
Covers designed by Eliezer (El) Lissitzky.
4; 6 pp, 34.5 cm. Good condition. Foxing. Slight tears. Several tears, found in one of the books, are restored with adhesive tape.
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Auction 41 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture, Israeli and International Art
October 29, 2014
Opening: $250
Sold for: $450
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Pro Peretz Markish, Pamflet fun Melech Ravitch. Warsaw: I. Hendler printing press. April 1922. Yiddish.
Review regarding Markish's poetry and passages from his poems. The cover, printed on heavy, purple colored paper, was designed by Ravitch himself. Facing the title-page is a portrait of Peretz Markish, created by the artist Yitzchak (Vincent) Brauner (1887-1944), member of "Yung-Yiddish" and "Kultur Lige" groups in Poland.
29, [2] pp, 23 cm. Good-fair condition. spotting through all the pages. Ink stamps. Cardboard binding, with part of the original front cover pasted down.
Review regarding Markish's poetry and passages from his poems. The cover, printed on heavy, purple colored paper, was designed by Ravitch himself. Facing the title-page is a portrait of Peretz Markish, created by the artist Yitzchak (Vincent) Brauner (1887-1944), member of "Yung-Yiddish" and "Kultur Lige" groups in Poland.
29, [2] pp, 23 cm. Good-fair condition. spotting through all the pages. Ink stamps. Cardboard binding, with part of the original front cover pasted down.
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Auction 41 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture, Israeli and International Art
October 29, 2014
Opening: $250
Sold for: $575
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Unter di Fligel fun Toit, Avraham Zak, Mit 12 Bilder fun Yankl Adler. Warsaw: “Di Zeit”, 1923. Yiddish.
Avraham Zak (1891-1980) – Jewish writer who lived in Poland between the two World Wars. In this novel, Zak describes his own personal story in a belletristic fashion by creating the character of a Jewish soldier who is called to the front in WW I. With a dozen reproductions of drawings by Yankl Adler in the expressionist style of the “Yung Yiddish” group, to which he belonged.
225 pp, 22.5 cm. Fair condition. Leaves' edges are slightly torn. Cover is loose and torn. A tear caused to the cover illustration. Placed in a fine cardboard box.
Avraham Zak (1891-1980) – Jewish writer who lived in Poland between the two World Wars. In this novel, Zak describes his own personal story in a belletristic fashion by creating the character of a Jewish soldier who is called to the front in WW I. With a dozen reproductions of drawings by Yankl Adler in the expressionist style of the “Yung Yiddish” group, to which he belonged.
225 pp, 22.5 cm. Fair condition. Leaves' edges are slightly torn. Cover is loose and torn. A tear caused to the cover illustration. Placed in a fine cardboard box.
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Auction 41 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture, Israeli and International Art
October 29, 2014
Opening: $400
Sold for: $875
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Ten books in Yiddish. Moscow, Pioterkov and Berlin, 1919-1933.
For a complete list of the books please see the Hebrew list above.
For a complete list of the books please see the Hebrew list above.
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