Lot 282
Poems by Wełfkie Hochman – Illustrations by Ben-Zion Rabinowitz ("Benn") – Bialystok, 1928
[7] Lider [(Seven) Poems], by Wełfkie Hochman (Wolf Younin). Bialystok, 1928. Yiddish.
Poems by Wełfkie Hochman (1908-1984), a Yiddish poet and native of Bialystok who immigrated to the United States. He published two additional books of poetry in New York. His writings were often under the pen name "Wolf Younin."
The illustrations on the cover and in the body of the text are original linocuts by the artist Ben-Zion Rabinowitz (1905-1989), better known by the pen name "Benn." Rabinowitz was also born in Bialystok, and began creating and exhibiting his art at a young age. The linocuts appearing in the current book are among the earliest of his works to have been printed and published. Most of his life was spent in Paris, and he was associated with the "School of Paris." Many of Rabinowitz's works deal with biblical themes.
Printed on thick, grayish paper.
[1] illustrated cover, [2], XX, [1] pp., 22 cm. Back cover missing. Good-fair condition. Book block in good condition. Few stains. Minute worming to cover and book leaves. Inked stamps. Stains and few tears to front cover.
Provenance: The Uzi Agassi Collection.
