Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art

Including: Items from the Estate of Ruth Dayan, Old Master Works, Israeli Art and Numismatics

Three Books – Illustrations by Bezalel Artists – Presentation Inscriptions, Including an Inscription to Albert Einstein by Rabbi Abraham Geller

Opening: $200
Sold for: $325
Including buyer's premium
Three books Illustrated by Ze'ev Raban, Meir Gur-Arieh and Shmuel Haruvi. Palestine and New York, 1920s-1930s. 1. "Chageinu" [Our Holidays]. New-York: Miller-Lynn, 1928. Long presentation inscription to Albert Einstein, by Rabbi Dr. Abraham Geller of Brooklyn. Rabbi Geller corresponded with Einstein, famously disagreeing with him on the question of determinism. [16] ff. 20.5X20.5 cm. Good condition. Foxing. Minor blemishes. Open tear to one of the tissue-guards. Minor blemishes to binding. 2. "HaHalutzim" [The Pioneers], a collection of silhouettes by Meir Gur-Arieh", "accompanied by lyrics to songs of the Halutzim, collected and compiled by Mordechai Narkiss". Jerusalem: Bnei Bezalel, [1925]. Enclosed sheet music: "Melodies to the Songs of the 'Halutzim', Collected by A. Z. Binder". [4], 20, [2] ff. 23.5 cm. Good condition. Inked stamps. Minor stains. Minor blemishes to binding. Sheet music: Good condition. Creases and light dampstains to edges. 3. "Tzimhiel…", by Baruch Chizik. Tel Aviv: HaPoel HaTza'ir press, [1930]. With several illustrations by Shmuel Haruvi. Inscribed by the author (with an additional presentation inscription in a different hand). 106, [2] ff. + [10] plates (pictures and illustrations), 19.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor tear to edge of one plate (no damage to illustration). Minor blemishes to cover.
Bezalel and Bezalel Artists
Bezalel and Bezalel Artists