Auction 41 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture, Israeli and International Art

Maxim Ghilan – Matach / Letters to Nahoum Cohen

Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
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1. Matach, by Maxim Ghilan. Published by Beit Peula Kiltartan, Tel-Aviv, June 1963.
Printed in two hundred numbered copies, concurrently with the printing of the poem "Tiyul BeEyona" by Meir Wieseltier. (see previous item). Copy no. 16, with a dedication handwritten by Ghilan: "go!go!go! with a kiss on the forehead – Maxim". Sheet: 35X50 cm. Good condition. Creases, minor tears within folding marks.
2-6. Five letters from Maxim Ghilan to Nahoum Cohen. Three handwritten letters; two printed, with handwritten corrections, additions and signature. Personal letters, humoristic, also concerning literary matters. In two letters Ghilan mentions the literary anthology "Kiltartan". Ghilan writes in one of the letters: "…if you are a man / woman / child – join Kiltartan!". Sizes and conditions vary (one letter is incomplete – page 2 only).
Autographs, Manuscripts and Archives, Hebrew and Yiddish Literature, Bibliography and Research
Autographs, Manuscripts and Archives, Hebrew and Yiddish Literature, Bibliography and Research