Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Poems by Rahel Lipstein - Linocuts by Dina Matus - Lodz, 1921

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Zwischen den Abend und Morgenrot [Between Evening and Dawn], by Rahel Lipstein. Lodz: Achrid, 1921. German. Design: Dina Matus.
Poetry booklet by Rahel Lipstein. The booklet - cover, illustrations, and text - consists of colorful linocuts by Dina Matus. Numbered by hand (no. 26) and signed by Rahel Lipstein.
Dina Matus (ca. 1895-1940), painter and set designer, born in Lodz; a member of the "Yung-Yiddish" group. The circumstances and date of her death are unknown. Apparently, she died in the Lodz Ghetto.
[16] pp, 23 cm. Good-fair condition. Small tears to leaf margins. All the leaves are repaired on their left margin. Hard binding, onto which the original cover is pasted.
Autographs, Manuscripts and Archives, Hebrew and Yiddish Literature
Autographs, Manuscripts and Archives, Hebrew and Yiddish Literature