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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
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Two rhymed children's books by Ida Koslowsky (Glasser). Illustrations by Nota Koslowsky. New-York: "Kinder", 1929. Yiddish.
1. "Yung Leben" [Young Life].
30, [1] pp, 28 cm. Good condition. Handwritten dedication on the title page (Yiddish). Stains and blemishes. Cover and several leaves detached. Blemishes to cover and tears along spine. Library stamps.
2. In Feld [In the Field].
30, [1] pp, 28 cm. Good condition. Handwritten dedication on the title page (Yiddish). A few stains. Stains on the cover and tears along the spine. Library stamps.
The writer and poet Ida Glazer Koslowsky was born in Volhynia (Russia, today western Ukraine) in 1891. Due to her involvement in the 1905 Russian Revolution, she was forced to escape Russia, and after several years of travels, she immigrated to the USA in 1909. At the beginning of her literary career, she wrote in Russian and English and later began writing in Yiddish. She married the artist Nota Koslowsky and with him published several children's books, including the ones before us.
1. "Yung Leben" [Young Life].
30, [1] pp, 28 cm. Good condition. Handwritten dedication on the title page (Yiddish). Stains and blemishes. Cover and several leaves detached. Blemishes to cover and tears along spine. Library stamps.
2. In Feld [In the Field].
30, [1] pp, 28 cm. Good condition. Handwritten dedication on the title page (Yiddish). A few stains. Stains on the cover and tears along the spine. Library stamps.
The writer and poet Ida Glazer Koslowsky was born in Volhynia (Russia, today western Ukraine) in 1891. Due to her involvement in the 1905 Russian Revolution, she was forced to escape Russia, and after several years of travels, she immigrated to the USA in 1909. At the beginning of her literary career, she wrote in Russian and English and later began writing in Yiddish. She married the artist Nota Koslowsky and with him published several children's books, including the ones before us.
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
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Limpopo, by K. Chukovsky [Korney Chukovsky]. Yiddish translation: Batkeh. Warsaw: Kinder-Frajnd, 1936. Yiddish.
Yiddish translation of the rhymed children's book which was published by Korney Chukovsky in 1929, with illustrations.
The book, which became one of the greatest classics of Russian children's literature, describes the adventures of the physician who travelled to Africa to treat the sick forest animals.
The first Hebrew adaptation of the story was done by Nathan Alterman.
16 pp, 19 cm. Good overall condition. Creases and tears along the edges of several leaves. Stamp on the title page. Stains and small tears to the cover. Tears along the spine (the cover is slightly loose).
Yiddish translation of the rhymed children's book which was published by Korney Chukovsky in 1929, with illustrations.
The book, which became one of the greatest classics of Russian children's literature, describes the adventures of the physician who travelled to Africa to treat the sick forest animals.
The first Hebrew adaptation of the story was done by Nathan Alterman.
16 pp, 19 cm. Good overall condition. Creases and tears along the edges of several leaves. Stamp on the title page. Stains and small tears to the cover. Tears along the spine (the cover is slightly loose).
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
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Sold for: $350
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"Chatunah BaYa'ar" ]Wedding in the Forest[, illustrations by Else Wenz-Viëtor, rhymes by I.S. Kamzon. Berlin-Vienna: "Menorah", [1920].?"Wedding in the Forest" is a translation of a German story by Adolf Holst. It tells the story of a wedding of dwarfs and small animals in the forest and is illustrated by the German artist Else Wenz-Viëtor (1882-1973).
[15] leaves, 12 cm. Accordion-folded sheet. Fair condition. Detached binding. Stains. Tears and open tears along the edges of the leaves (not affecting text or illustrations. Some of them restored). Two of the leaves are detached. Stains and blemishes to the binding.
See: Ayalah Gordon, Iyurim Ivriyim (Hebrew Illustrations – The Illustrated Hebrew Book for Children, the International Era 1900-1925) published by the Nachum Gutman Museum, 2005. pp. 118-121 with a photograph on page 117.
[15] leaves, 12 cm. Accordion-folded sheet. Fair condition. Detached binding. Stains. Tears and open tears along the edges of the leaves (not affecting text or illustrations. Some of them restored). Two of the leaves are detached. Stains and blemishes to the binding.
See: Ayalah Gordon, Iyurim Ivriyim (Hebrew Illustrations – The Illustrated Hebrew Book for Children, the International Era 1900-1925) published by the Nachum Gutman Museum, 2005. pp. 118-121 with a photograph on page 117.
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
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Alef Beit, by F. [Fanny] Schargorodska. Tel-Aviv: "Dvir", [1934].
A Reader for learning Hebrew by the pedagogue Fanny Schargorodska (1879-1950), with reading passages and short poems. With many illustrations, some of them signed in the plate with the logo of "Beit Avodah LeOmanut Industrialit" [Workshop for Industrialist Art] of Ze'ev Raban and Meir Gur-Arieh.
[2], 95, [3] pp. 27cm. Good-Fair condition. Unopened pages. Stains (mainly foxing on the margins of the leaves and the cover) and a few creases. Paper cover with tears and open tears. Part of the spine is missing (loose cover and gatherings).
A Reader for learning Hebrew by the pedagogue Fanny Schargorodska (1879-1950), with reading passages and short poems. With many illustrations, some of them signed in the plate with the logo of "Beit Avodah LeOmanut Industrialit" [Workshop for Industrialist Art] of Ze'ev Raban and Meir Gur-Arieh.
[2], 95, [3] pp. 27cm. Good-Fair condition. Unopened pages. Stains (mainly foxing on the margins of the leaves and the cover) and a few creases. Paper cover with tears and open tears. Part of the spine is missing (loose cover and gatherings).
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
Opening: $200
Sold for: $325
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Six children's books. Tel-Aviv: B. Barlevy, [ca. 1940s-1950s].?1. HaKipah HaAduma [Little Red Riding Hood], based on the Brothers Grimm. illustrations by L. [Lev] Dickstein. [ca. 1940s]. ?[8] leaves (including the cover), approx. 17x24 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor blemishes to the margins.
2. HaKosem VeHaBubot [The Magician and the Dolls], the Stories – A. Avrahami [Benjamin Barlevy?], Illustrations – A. Hohenstein. [ca. 1940s]. Not in OCLC.
[6] leaves, approx. 22.5x24.5 cm. Good condition. Minor creases and stains.
3. BeEretz HaPla'ot [In Wonderland], the Stories – A. Avrahami [Benjamin Barlevy?], illustrations – A. Hohenstein. [ca. 1940s]. Not in OCLC.
[6] leaves (including the cover), approx. 22x24 cm. Good condition. Creases. A small wormhole in each of the leaves. Blemishes to spine.
4. Kushi Dubon Ve'od [A Black Teddy Bear and More], by Anda Pinkerfeld. Illustrated by M. [Moshe] Matusovsky. [ca. 1950].
[8] leaves (including the cover), approx. 17x24 cm. Good condition. Creases. Stains (especially on the cover), minor tears to the margins of the cover.
5. Alizim [Cheerful], written by: Y. Zvi, illustrated by: Yosef Snuni. [ca. 1950s].
16 pp. (including the cover), approx. 16.5x24.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains on the cover.
6. Dollydoll-Doll, Malkat HaGamadim [Dollydoll-Doll, the Queen of Dwarfs], written by: S. Yirpa'el [Raphael Saporta], illustrated by: Isa [Hershkowitz]. [ca. 1950s].
16 pp. (including the cover), approx. 17x24 cm. Blemishes and minor tears at the edges. Stains on the cover. A small hole in the margin of the back cover.
2. HaKosem VeHaBubot [The Magician and the Dolls], the Stories – A. Avrahami [Benjamin Barlevy?], Illustrations – A. Hohenstein. [ca. 1940s]. Not in OCLC.
[6] leaves, approx. 22.5x24.5 cm. Good condition. Minor creases and stains.
3. BeEretz HaPla'ot [In Wonderland], the Stories – A. Avrahami [Benjamin Barlevy?], illustrations – A. Hohenstein. [ca. 1940s]. Not in OCLC.
[6] leaves (including the cover), approx. 22x24 cm. Good condition. Creases. A small wormhole in each of the leaves. Blemishes to spine.
4. Kushi Dubon Ve'od [A Black Teddy Bear and More], by Anda Pinkerfeld. Illustrated by M. [Moshe] Matusovsky. [ca. 1950].
[8] leaves (including the cover), approx. 17x24 cm. Good condition. Creases. Stains (especially on the cover), minor tears to the margins of the cover.
5. Alizim [Cheerful], written by: Y. Zvi, illustrated by: Yosef Snuni. [ca. 1950s].
16 pp. (including the cover), approx. 16.5x24.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains on the cover.
6. Dollydoll-Doll, Malkat HaGamadim [Dollydoll-Doll, the Queen of Dwarfs], written by: S. Yirpa'el [Raphael Saporta], illustrated by: Isa [Hershkowitz]. [ca. 1950s].
16 pp. (including the cover), approx. 17x24 cm. Blemishes and minor tears at the edges. Stains on the cover. A small hole in the margin of the back cover.
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
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Two vowelized Hebrew children's books with illustrations. Tel-Aviv: "El Ha'Ma'ayan", [1950s, early 1960s].
1. Chagigah BeGan HaChayot [A Celebration at the Zoo]. Written and illustrated by Miriam Nik. [1950s].
42 pp, 21 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Stamp on the title page. Stains, tears and minor blemishes to binding and spine. On the front binding, an illustrated paper-cover (its margins are slightly trimmed, slightly affecting the illustration and text).
2. Alizah HaChachama [Smart Aliza], translated and adapted by Ilana and Amiram Ronen. Illustration of the title page: Te'urah. [The 1960s].
Three stories (Smart Alizah, The Three Feathers and The White Snake) by the Grimm Brothers, Hans Christian Andersen and Oscar Wilde, translated and adapted to Hebrew by Ilana and Amiram Ronen.
31 pp, 23.5cm. Good condition. Stains. Stamp on the title page. Stains on the binding. Tears and minor blemishes to spine.
1. Chagigah BeGan HaChayot [A Celebration at the Zoo]. Written and illustrated by Miriam Nik. [1950s].
42 pp, 21 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Stamp on the title page. Stains, tears and minor blemishes to binding and spine. On the front binding, an illustrated paper-cover (its margins are slightly trimmed, slightly affecting the illustration and text).
2. Alizah HaChachama [Smart Aliza], translated and adapted by Ilana and Amiram Ronen. Illustration of the title page: Te'urah. [The 1960s].
Three stories (Smart Alizah, The Three Feathers and The White Snake) by the Grimm Brothers, Hans Christian Andersen and Oscar Wilde, translated and adapted to Hebrew by Ilana and Amiram Ronen.
31 pp, 23.5cm. Good condition. Stains. Stamp on the title page. Stains on the binding. Tears and minor blemishes to spine.
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
Opening: $150
Sold for: $188
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A packaging label of the tabletop game "Sachek VeChashev" [Play and Calculate] published by Benjamin Barlevy. Tel Aviv: "Arieli", [1940s]. Illustrated by Tuvia Aharoni.
A packaging label of a tabletop game for learning mathematics. The label was designed by the illustrator and typograph Tuvia Aharoni (1909-1981).
40x30.5 cm. Good condition. A few stains and minor creases.
A packaging label of a tabletop game for learning mathematics. The label was designed by the illustrator and typograph Tuvia Aharoni (1909-1981).
40x30.5 cm. Good condition. A few stains and minor creases.
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
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"Flirt Ivri Mekori…" [Original Hebrew Flirt, vowelized and printed on Bristol]. Tel-Aviv: "No'ar", [1930s-1940s].
On each of the 32 playing cards there are 18 sentences about love. During the game, a conversation starts between the players, men and women, while passing the cards between them and reading some of the sentences on them.
Some of the sentences are in simple, daily language while others were taken from Modern Hebrew literature and poetry and from Jewish tradition (Song of Songs, the Talmud and more).
The game had several versions and was published in different languages in Europe and the USA.
32 cards, in an original box, 15 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tears and creases to box.
On each of the 32 playing cards there are 18 sentences about love. During the game, a conversation starts between the players, men and women, while passing the cards between them and reading some of the sentences on them.
Some of the sentences are in simple, daily language while others were taken from Modern Hebrew literature and poetry and from Jewish tradition (Song of Songs, the Talmud and more).
The game had several versions and was published in different languages in Europe and the USA.
32 cards, in an original box, 15 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tears and creases to box.
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
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"Tashkif, for handicraft, playing, entertainment", by Meir Gur-Arieh. Tel-Aviv: "Grafika-Bezalel", [1940s].?Multi-purpose playing cards with portraits of famous Jewish figures (by Meir Gur-Arieh) for experimenting with optics and light projections. Among the figures: Herzl, Weizmann, Bialik, Trumpledor, jabotinsky, Eistein, Maimonides, Rabbi Kook and others.
Enclosed is a leaflet with instructions.
[14] printed cardboard cards, in an original box, approx. 9.5x15 cm. Good condition. Stains (especially on the box). Minor blemishes.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Enclosed is a leaflet with instructions.
[14] printed cardboard cards, in an original box, approx. 9.5x15 cm. Good condition. Stains (especially on the box). Minor blemishes.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
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A sketch for a game board for the "Tnuva" Company, made by the illustrator Binah Gvirtz. Palestine, [ca. 1940s].
Watercolor, pencil and ink on cardboard.
A game made of a wheel fixed onto a board by a clip. On the wheel appear the logo of "Tnuva" and dairy cows and through a slit in the wheel, one can see various products marketed by "Tnuva": milk products, eggs, fruit, vegetables, honey and ice-cream. The board is signed "Binah Gvirtz" (Hebrew).
The children's book illustrator Binah Gvirtz-Shteklis (1913-2008) was born in Poland, grew up in Germany and immigrated to Palestine in 1935. She illustrated more than 300 children's books, including "Atzu Ratzu Gamadim" by Miriam Yalan-Shteklis and "Al HaArnevet" by Chaim Nachman Bialik.
Approx. 26x29 cm. Good-fair condition. Worming. Small tears and minor blemishes to the edges of the board.
Watercolor, pencil and ink on cardboard.
A game made of a wheel fixed onto a board by a clip. On the wheel appear the logo of "Tnuva" and dairy cows and through a slit in the wheel, one can see various products marketed by "Tnuva": milk products, eggs, fruit, vegetables, honey and ice-cream. The board is signed "Binah Gvirtz" (Hebrew).
The children's book illustrator Binah Gvirtz-Shteklis (1913-2008) was born in Poland, grew up in Germany and immigrated to Palestine in 1935. She illustrated more than 300 children's books, including "Atzu Ratzu Gamadim" by Miriam Yalan-Shteklis and "Al HaArnevet" by Chaim Nachman Bialik.
Approx. 26x29 cm. Good-fair condition. Worming. Small tears and minor blemishes to the edges of the board.
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
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44 original illustrations (ink on paper) by Binah Gvirtz, hand-signed by her [Palestine, ca. 1930s to the mid-20th century].
The collection contains illustrations for the stories: "Three Boats", "the Snake", "Daffodils", "The Story of the Cyclamen", "Morning", "The Students' Strike", "Second Leil Seder", "Everybody's Grandmother", "Three Oil Jugs", "Samson's Foxes", "My Grandfather's Sukkah" and other stories.
The illustrations are hand-signed by Gvirtz, and on most of them appear the title of the story as well as instructions for printing and a serial number (in the margins). In addition, on verso of several of the illustrations, there are lines from the stories, to be printed alongside the illustration.
The children's book illustrator Binah Gvirtz-Shteklis (1913-2008) was born in Poland, grew up in Germany and immigrated to Palestine in 1935. She illustrated more than 300 children's books, including "Atzu Ratzu Gamadim" by Miriam Yalan-Shteklis and "Al HaArnevet" by Chaim Nachman Bialik.
Size and condition vary.
The collection contains illustrations for the stories: "Three Boats", "the Snake", "Daffodils", "The Story of the Cyclamen", "Morning", "The Students' Strike", "Second Leil Seder", "Everybody's Grandmother", "Three Oil Jugs", "Samson's Foxes", "My Grandfather's Sukkah" and other stories.
The illustrations are hand-signed by Gvirtz, and on most of them appear the title of the story as well as instructions for printing and a serial number (in the margins). In addition, on verso of several of the illustrations, there are lines from the stories, to be printed alongside the illustration.
The children's book illustrator Binah Gvirtz-Shteklis (1913-2008) was born in Poland, grew up in Germany and immigrated to Palestine in 1935. She illustrated more than 300 children's books, including "Atzu Ratzu Gamadim" by Miriam Yalan-Shteklis and "Al HaArnevet" by Chaim Nachman Bialik.
Size and condition vary.
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
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Sold for: $300
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Twenty original illustrations by Shmuel Katz, to the children's book "HeChacham Einav BeRosho" (The Wise has Eyes in His Head) by Yisrael Toporovsky. [Israel, ca. 1964].
Twenty ink sketches, 18 of them on paper and two (the illustrations for the cover of the book) on greaseproof paper. On the margins of most of the illustrations there are handwritten inscriptions (pencil) with printing instructions, pagination and the lines of text accompanying the illustrations.
The children's book "HeChacham Einav BeRosho: Legends, Jokes, Falsehoods and Fables" was published by "Machbarot LeSifrut" in 1964.
Shmuel Katz (1926-2010), a painter, illustrator, graphic designer and caricaturist, born in Vienna, survived the Holocaust, immigrated to Israel and settled in Kibbutz Ga'aton. Katz illustrated hundreds of books, and was especially known for illustrating the book "Dirah Lehaskir" (An Apartment for Rent) by Leah Goldberg and the Chasamba series by Yigal Mossinson. His works were displayed in many exhibitions, museums and galleries in Israel and abroad, and he was awarded prizes for his.
20 leaves, approx. 28 cm. Good condition. A few stains and creases to margins.
Twenty ink sketches, 18 of them on paper and two (the illustrations for the cover of the book) on greaseproof paper. On the margins of most of the illustrations there are handwritten inscriptions (pencil) with printing instructions, pagination and the lines of text accompanying the illustrations.
The children's book "HeChacham Einav BeRosho: Legends, Jokes, Falsehoods and Fables" was published by "Machbarot LeSifrut" in 1964.
Shmuel Katz (1926-2010), a painter, illustrator, graphic designer and caricaturist, born in Vienna, survived the Holocaust, immigrated to Israel and settled in Kibbutz Ga'aton. Katz illustrated hundreds of books, and was especially known for illustrating the book "Dirah Lehaskir" (An Apartment for Rent) by Leah Goldberg and the Chasamba series by Yigal Mossinson. His works were displayed in many exhibitions, museums and galleries in Israel and abroad, and he was awarded prizes for his.
20 leaves, approx. 28 cm. Good condition. A few stains and creases to margins.
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