Auction 13 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Archive of Zvi Massad – S.Y. Agnon Proofreader

Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $8,750
Including buyer's premium
Archive of Zvi Massad (Mastboim) – typesetter and proofreader of Agnon's writings, participated in the editing of an annotated anthology of Agnon's stories and wrote many articles about his works.
Archive includes:
*23 handwritten letters, autographs and envelopes sent by S.Y. Agnon to Massad. Amongst them a draft of a eulogy written by Agnon, letters of thanks and more.
*35 Letters by Avraham Shlonsky, Zalman Shneur (Shazar), Baruch Kurtzweil, Dov Sadan, Getzel Krasler, Yosl Bergner, A.B. Yehoshua, Chaim Be'er, and others. Most of them concern literature and journalism.
*"Writer's Story about the Book"- compilations regarding books and writers, gift for Zalman Schocken on his 60th birthday. Eight pages, handwritten by Agnon in clear and fine square letters, in black and red ink (incomplete, 5 last leaves only).
* David Ben-Gurion Autograph.
* Handwritten letters by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, Rabbi Kook and Dr. Natan Birenbaum.
* Poems by Uri Zvi Greenberg and Binyamin Tamuz, with proofreading, additions and corrections.
* Postal stamps sheets, First Day of Issue Envelopes with Agnon's portrait.
* Two fine photographs of Agnon by Alfred Bernheim, one signed by the photographer.
*Photocopies of Letters by Agnon and correcpondence by Massad concerning literary matters, copies of letters, envelopes, invitation to an event with the participation of S.Y. Agnon, and other items.
Various sizes and conditions.
Signatures, Manuscripts and Archives
Signatures, Manuscripts and Archives