Lot 151
"Der Galaganer Hon" - Peretz Markish - Illustrations by Joseph Tchaikov - Berlin, 1922
Der Galaganer Hon [The Boastful Rooster], by Peretz Markish. Berlin: Klal, 1922. Yiddish.
Children's book by Peretz Markish. Illustrated by Joseph Tchaikov. Large, color illustration on the front cover. 25 additional black-and-white illustrations incorporated in the text.
Joseph Tchaikov (1888-1986) - sculptor, painter, graphic designer, teacher and theorist. Studied in Paris in the years 1910-1913, began exhibiting his works in 1912. Was an active member of groups and associations of Jewish artists. One of the founders of the "Kultur-Lige" group in Kiev.
30 pp, 31 cm. Front cover detached, with creases, tears to margins (including open tears) and some stains. Back cover loose, with creases, open tears and numerous stains. The main text is in very good condition. 1.5 cm-long tear to left margins of all the leaves and small tears to corners of a few leaves. Stamp on title page.
