Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
Including: sketches by Ze'ev Raban and Bezalel items, hildren's books, avant-garde books, rare ladino periodicals, and more
Three Issues of Journals for Literature and Art – Kharkiv-Vilnius, 1925-1936
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Three issues of Yiddish journals for literature, art and critique. Kharkiv and Vilnius, 1925-1936.
1. Di Roite Velt, politish-gezellshaftlekher literarish-kinstlerisher un visnshaflekher zshurnal ["The Red World", political-social, literary-artistic and scientific journal]. Kharkiv: "Melukhe Farlag fun Ukraine", issue 15, October 1925. Yiddish.
Featuring an article about Nathan Altman's works, with photographs of his works.
128 pp. 24 cm. Fair-good condition. Cover and body in good condition. Minor blemishes. Missing spine. Detached cover and leaves.
2. Proliṭ: liṭerarish-ḳinsṭlerisher, ḳriṭish-bibliografisher kḥoydesh-zshurnal [Prolit (proletariat), literary-artistic, critical-bibliographic journal], the journal of The All-Ukrainian Association of Proletarian Writers ("Al-Ukrainishe Assotziatzie Fun Proliterishe Schreiber – VUSPP") edited by Itzik Feffer. Kharkiv: Ukremeluche-Natzmindfarlag, fifth year, issue 3-4 (double issue), march-April 1932.
[2] ff., 143, [1] pp. 21.5 cm. Fair condition. Tears and creases to edges of cover. Dry and brittle paper. Some unopened pages. Tears to spine. Back cover and last leaf detached.
3. Heftn far Yiddisher Kunst [Booklets for Jewish Art], bi-monthly. Vilnius: Kunstmuzey Beym Yidishen Visnshaftlekher Institut [Art Museum by the Jewish Scientific Institute – YIVO], issue 1, November-December 1936.
The issue features articles on Jewish art, with photographs of Judaica items, letters by Marc Chagall and more. Cover design by the artist Ume Olkenitski (1899-1943). Presumably, no additional issues were printed.
31, [1] pp. 24 cm. Good condition. Some stains (especially to edges of cover). Minor blemishes to cover.
Provenance: The Uzi Agassi Collection.
1. Di Roite Velt, politish-gezellshaftlekher literarish-kinstlerisher un visnshaflekher zshurnal ["The Red World", political-social, literary-artistic and scientific journal]. Kharkiv: "Melukhe Farlag fun Ukraine", issue 15, October 1925. Yiddish.
Featuring an article about Nathan Altman's works, with photographs of his works.
128 pp. 24 cm. Fair-good condition. Cover and body in good condition. Minor blemishes. Missing spine. Detached cover and leaves.
2. Proliṭ: liṭerarish-ḳinsṭlerisher, ḳriṭish-bibliografisher kḥoydesh-zshurnal [Prolit (proletariat), literary-artistic, critical-bibliographic journal], the journal of The All-Ukrainian Association of Proletarian Writers ("Al-Ukrainishe Assotziatzie Fun Proliterishe Schreiber – VUSPP") edited by Itzik Feffer. Kharkiv: Ukremeluche-Natzmindfarlag, fifth year, issue 3-4 (double issue), march-April 1932.
[2] ff., 143, [1] pp. 21.5 cm. Fair condition. Tears and creases to edges of cover. Dry and brittle paper. Some unopened pages. Tears to spine. Back cover and last leaf detached.
3. Heftn far Yiddisher Kunst [Booklets for Jewish Art], bi-monthly. Vilnius: Kunstmuzey Beym Yidishen Visnshaftlekher Institut [Art Museum by the Jewish Scientific Institute – YIVO], issue 1, November-December 1936.
The issue features articles on Jewish art, with photographs of Judaica items, letters by Marc Chagall and more. Cover design by the artist Ume Olkenitski (1899-1943). Presumably, no additional issues were printed.
31, [1] pp. 24 cm. Good condition. Some stains (especially to edges of cover). Minor blemishes to cover.
Provenance: The Uzi Agassi Collection.
Yiddish Children's Books, Poetry and Periodicals, Avant-garde
Yiddish Children's Books, Poetry and Periodicals, Avant-garde