Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture

Two Books by Else Lasker-Schüler – Berlin, 1913-1919 – First Editions

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Two books by Else Lasker- Schüler:
1. Hebräische Balladen [Hebrew Ballads] by Else Lasker-Schüler. Berlin-Wilmersdorf: A.R. Meyer, 1913. German. First edition.
Poetry book by Else Lasker-Schüler. An illustration by the author is printed on the front cover: Self Portrait.
[8] leaves, 18 cm. Paper somewhat dark. Stains. Several small tears at margins. Signature on the front cover.
2. Der Malik, Eine Kaisergeschichte mit Selbstgezeichneten Bildern [The Malik: the Story of an Emperor, with illustrations by the author]. Berlin: Paul Cassirer, 1919. First edition.
A pacifistic story written following World War I. The book includes illustrations by Lasker-Schüler.
102 pp, 23.5 cm. Good condition. Stains to binding and to endpapers. Slight tears to margins of binding and to spine.
German Literature, Hebrew Literature and Periodicals, Yiddish Literature
German Literature, Hebrew Literature and Periodicals, Yiddish Literature