Lot 244
The Roosters and the Fox - Chaim Nachman Bialik - Omanut Publishers
The Roosters and the Fox. Moscow-Odessa: Omanut, Gamliel Library, [nd, beginning of 1920s, before 1923].
A parable of Berachyahu HaNakdan, adapted by Chaim Nachman Bialik. Illustrations by Moshe Moltzmacher. [12] pages, 30x22 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor tears to leaf margins and cover.
"One of the nicest books of the ג€˜Gamlielג€™ series is ג€˜The Roosters and the Foxג€™, based on Berachyahu HaNakdan's parable which Bialik enhanced with a clever text full of humor. The illustrations in this book excel in their decorativity and color and are extraordinary in their beauty and intensity. The description of the animals is delicate yet dynamic, and the complex compositions of the chickensג€™ movements as a homogenized group - all move right or left, or all peck together - are very successfully rhythmic". (From: Ayala Gordon, Iyurim Ivri'im, Nachum Gutman Museum, Tel Aviv, [2005] page 107).
