Shirey Shlomo Ben Yehuda Ibn Gabirol [The poems of Solomon ibn Gabirol], edited and annotated by Bialik and Ravnitzky. Published by “Dvir”, Tel-Aviv-Berlin, First volume (non-religious poems): 1924, second volume (religious poems): 1925.
A handwritten dedication by Bialik appears on the beginning of the first volume (Hebrew): “see his ways and become wise! To Mr. Gabriel Talphir, a gift, H. N. Bialik. 12 Shevat 1930”.
XVI, 156 pp.; XII, 152 pp., 26 cm. Fair condition. Detached or partially detached leaves (including the leaf with the dedication). Damaged bindings

Collection of handwritten and typewritten poems, by the poet and author Werner Kfraft (1896-1991).
Kraft, native of Braunschweig, a librarian, literary scholar, Israeli author and poet, who wrote in German. Kraft lived most of his life in Jerusalem to where he fled in 1934 from the Nazi threat. Kraft kept a very close and friendly relationship with important authors and poets of German origin and published in European periodicals. His work was rarely translated into Hebrew, but his much appreciated personality was mentioned in correspondence between Gershom Scholem and Walter Benjamin who were his close friends. The collection includes:
1-8. Seven poems handwritten by Kraft and a poem handwritten by Tuvya Ruebner. [8] leaves, 21 cm. Good condition.
9-11. Three typewritten poems. [3] leaves, 21 cm. Good condition.
12. Series of 25 poems, typewritten and dated, March 1954. [6] leaves, 27 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.
13. A note handwritten by the Austrian-Jewish author and journalist Karl Kraus (1874-1936), with his signature.
14-16. Three poetry books by Kraft. Two published by Lychenheim & Son, Jerusalem (1938, 1946); one book published by Manfred Rothschild, Jerusalem (1937). Sizes and conditions vary.
From a partial examination we learned that some of the poems have never been published.
Provenance: Tuvya Ruebner's collection.

Six books by Else Lasker- Schüler. Berlin, Leipzig and Zurich, 1919-1937. Some books are first editions.
1. Hebräische Balladen [Hebrew Ballads], Berlin: A.R. Meyer Verlag, 1913. [8] pp,23.2 cm. Fair condition, tears and spotting.
2. Das Peter Hille-Buch [the Peter Hille book], Berlin: Paul Cassirer, 1919. 1st ed. Schüler writes in this book about her close friend, the poet Peter Hille. [1], 109 pp. 23.5 cm. Good condition, spotting on inner and back cover.
3. Der Wunderrabbiner von Barcelona [The miracle-man rabbi of Barcelona], Berlin: Paul Cassirer, 1921. 1st ed. A story with autobiographic motifs inspired by the "Rabbi of Bacherach" by Heinrich Heine. [1], 38 pp, 18.8 cm, fair condition, spine is falling apart, spotting on leaves and scribble in pen on the cover.
4. Der Malik Eine Kaisergeschichte mit Selbstgezeichneten Bildern [the Malik: an Emperor Story, with paintings by the author]. Berlin: Paul Cassirer, 1919. 1st ed. A pacifistic story written following WW I. The book reflects the struggles between Jews and non-Jews with which Lasker- Schüler was involved, between supporters and objectors to the war and as a woman between a group of men. 102 pp, 23.5 cm. Fair condition. Minor tears on spine and minor stains.
5. Die Gesammelten Gedichte [anthology of poems]. Leipzig: Kurt Wolff, 1920. [2], 229 pp, 24.5 cm, binding and first leaves in poor condition, spotting and tears, rest of the book in good condition.
6. Das Hebräerland [Land of the Hebrews]. Zurich: Oprecht, 1937. 1st ed. The book describes a spiritual mystic journey to an imaginary Eretz Israel, idealizing life in Eretz Israel as compared with actual life in the period in which the book was written. 168 pp, 23 cm. Fair condition, spotting on first and last leaves and at the edges.

A long letter handwritten by David Frishman. Addressee unknown. Warsaw, August 1912. Hebrew.
Frishman writes that a person contacted him and offered an amount of 15,000 Francs for the founding of a literary competition for Hebrew novels. The winner will receive this amount of money as a prize. Frishman asks the person to whom the letter is addressed to serve as a judge in this competition, unless he wishes to compete himself: "I am afraid that this competition will eventually not take place, not for lack of writers, but for lack of judges. It is almost impossible to find three judges." We do not know if the competition finally took place, but this is, no doubt, the first competition in the history of Hebrew literature. Leaf 20.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Minor spotting. slight tear on letter's upper part.