Auction 38 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture, Israeli and International Art
Poems by Werner Kraft / Unpublished Poems / Collection of Books
Opening: $800
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Collection of handwritten and typewritten poems, by the poet and author Werner Kfraft (1896-1991).
Kraft, native of Braunschweig, a librarian, literary scholar, Israeli author and poet, who wrote in German. Kraft lived most of his life in Jerusalem to where he fled in 1934 from the Nazi threat. Kraft kept a very close and friendly relationship with important authors and poets of German origin and published in European periodicals. His work was rarely translated into Hebrew, but his much appreciated personality was mentioned in correspondence between Gershom Scholem and Walter Benjamin who were his close friends. The collection includes:
1-8. Seven poems handwritten by Kraft and a poem handwritten by Tuvya Ruebner. [8] leaves, 21 cm. Good condition.
9-11. Three typewritten poems. [3] leaves, 21 cm. Good condition.
12. Series of 25 poems, typewritten and dated, March 1954. [6] leaves, 27 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.
13. A note handwritten by the Austrian-Jewish author and journalist Karl Kraus (1874-1936), with his signature.
14-16. Three poetry books by Kraft. Two published by Lychenheim & Son, Jerusalem (1938, 1946); one book published by Manfred Rothschild, Jerusalem (1937). Sizes and conditions vary.
From a partial examination we learned that some of the poems have never been published.
Provenance: Tuvya Ruebner's collection.
Kraft, native of Braunschweig, a librarian, literary scholar, Israeli author and poet, who wrote in German. Kraft lived most of his life in Jerusalem to where he fled in 1934 from the Nazi threat. Kraft kept a very close and friendly relationship with important authors and poets of German origin and published in European periodicals. His work was rarely translated into Hebrew, but his much appreciated personality was mentioned in correspondence between Gershom Scholem and Walter Benjamin who were his close friends. The collection includes:
1-8. Seven poems handwritten by Kraft and a poem handwritten by Tuvya Ruebner. [8] leaves, 21 cm. Good condition.
9-11. Three typewritten poems. [3] leaves, 21 cm. Good condition.
12. Series of 25 poems, typewritten and dated, March 1954. [6] leaves, 27 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.
13. A note handwritten by the Austrian-Jewish author and journalist Karl Kraus (1874-1936), with his signature.
14-16. Three poetry books by Kraft. Two published by Lychenheim & Son, Jerusalem (1938, 1946); one book published by Manfred Rothschild, Jerusalem (1937). Sizes and conditions vary.
From a partial examination we learned that some of the poems have never been published.
Provenance: Tuvya Ruebner's collection.