Lot 260
Nachum Gutman – Two Illustrated Children's Books – Tel Aviv and Berlin, 1920s
Two children's books illustrated by Nahum Gutman. Tel Aviv and Berlin, [1920s]. Hebrew.
1. "HeHalil" ["The Recorder"], Poems for Children by Shaul Tchernichovsky. Tel Aviv and Berlin: Dvir, [1923]. 60 pp, [2] ff., 21X15.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Two uncut leaves. Cloth binding, with stains. Tiny worming holes to back board. 2. "Mis'hak Purim" ["Purim Game"], by Levin Kipnis. Tel Aviv: Abraham Joseph Stybel, [1929]. [8] ff. (including cover), 25X17 cm. good condition. Minor stains. Reinforcements (strips of cloth adhesive tape) to spine and gutters. Blemishes to cover. Minor damage to illustration on front cover, mended (color touch-ups; one letter restored by hand).
Also enclosed: Cover to a children's book titled "Natani Patpetani" ["Little Nathan the
Chatterbox"] by Yehiel Halperin, illustrated by Nahum Gutman (Jerusalem: HaGinah [No. 5], 1930).
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
