Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
Almanac Published by JNF – Prague, 1924 – with the Composition "Vom Guten Leben und Von Tode" – Aphorisms by Franz Kafka, from his Estate – First Edition
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Jüdischer Almanach. Prague: Keren Kajemeth LeJisrael, [1924]. German.
The almanac comprises a calendar for the year 1924-1925; passages of prose, essays by Martin Buber, Max Brod, Mendele Mocher Seforim, and others; as well as photographic plates, including photographs of Menachem Ussishkin and of Jewish ceremonial objects from the Prague Jewish Museum. The title page was designed by Ludwig Hermann.
Printed on pages 160-162 are selected aphorisms by Franz Kafka titled "Vom Guten Leben und Vom Tode (Aus dem Nachlass)" [On the good life and on death (from the estate)]. This is the first edition of this anthology.
162, [14] pp + [7] photographic plates, 18.5 cm. Fair condition. Tears and open tears at margins of several leaves. Creases. Stains. Unopened pages (some leaves unevenly trimmed). Tears and open tears to cover. Stains. Parts of spine are missing.
The almanac comprises a calendar for the year 1924-1925; passages of prose, essays by Martin Buber, Max Brod, Mendele Mocher Seforim, and others; as well as photographic plates, including photographs of Menachem Ussishkin and of Jewish ceremonial objects from the Prague Jewish Museum. The title page was designed by Ludwig Hermann.
Printed on pages 160-162 are selected aphorisms by Franz Kafka titled "Vom Guten Leben und Vom Tode (Aus dem Nachlass)" [On the good life and on death (from the estate)]. This is the first edition of this anthology.
162, [14] pp + [7] photographic plates, 18.5 cm. Fair condition. Tears and open tears at margins of several leaves. Creases. Stains. Unopened pages (some leaves unevenly trimmed). Tears and open tears to cover. Stains. Parts of spine are missing.
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