Lot 179
Nachum Gutman – "BeEretz LovenguluMelech Zulu" – First Edition
BeEretz Lovengulu Melech Zulu, adventures in Africa, written and illustrated by Nachum Gutman. Tel-Aviv: "Davar", 1939. 1st edition.
This is the first book written and illustrated by Nachum Gutman. Gutman was sent in 1935 by the Tel-Aviv municipality to draw the portrait of General Christiaan Smuts who was South Africa's Prime Minister and a supporter of Zionism.
The book's plot is based on letters published in "Davar LeYeladim" during Gutman's journey to South Africa. The book was instantly a big success. 141 pp, 24.5 cm. Very good condition, leaves faded at borders.
