Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
"Kunst-Ring Almanach" – Illustrated Literary Anthology – Two Issues
Opening: $150
Sold for: $2,000
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Kunst-Ring Almanach [Almanac of the Art Circle], edited by K. [Kalman] Zingman. Issues 1-2. Berlin: "Iddish" Publishing House, "Ever" Press, [ca. 1922]. Yiddish. Second edition.
Two issues of the literary-artistic anthology, which was previously published in Kharkiv during the years 1917-1919. With works by Moshe Broderzon, Bal-Makhshoves, Yonah Rosenfeld, Daniel Tsharni, and others, with several illustrations by El Lissitzky, Yosef Tchaikov, Marc Chagall, and others. The logo of the publishing house was designed by Lissitzky.
Issue 1: [1], 70 pp. 22 cm. Fair-good condition. Some stains. Torn spine; most sheets and front cover detached.
Issue 2: [2], 221, [1] pp. 19 cm. Good condition. Stains and creases to edges of cover and some leaves. Unopened at top edge.
Provenance: The Uzi Agassi Collection.
Two issues of the literary-artistic anthology, which was previously published in Kharkiv during the years 1917-1919. With works by Moshe Broderzon, Bal-Makhshoves, Yonah Rosenfeld, Daniel Tsharni, and others, with several illustrations by El Lissitzky, Yosef Tchaikov, Marc Chagall, and others. The logo of the publishing house was designed by Lissitzky.
Issue 1: [1], 70 pp. 22 cm. Fair-good condition. Some stains. Torn spine; most sheets and front cover detached.
Issue 2: [2], 221, [1] pp. 19 cm. Good condition. Stains and creases to edges of cover and some leaves. Unopened at top edge.
Provenance: The Uzi Agassi Collection.
Hebrew Literature and Poetry, Yiddish and Russian Poetry and Literary Anthologies, Avant-garde
Hebrew Literature and Poetry, Yiddish and Russian Poetry and Literary Anthologies, Avant-garde