Lot 131
Bereshit – Moscow-Leningrad, 1926
Bereshit A, Moscow-Leningrad. Printed by Gutenberg Press. Berlin, 1926.
Front cover illustration in the Russian avant-garde style by Joseph Tchaikov. “Illustration of the B. Shovin Publishing House Emblem.”
Literary anthology, no other volumes printed. The writers' group that published the book was unable to find a printing press in the Soviet Union prepared to print a Hebrew book, and the manuscript was therefore sent to Berlin for printing. Only a small portion of the printed copies were allowed into the Soviet Union.
[1], 199, [5] pp, 23 cm. Good condition. Stains. Some damage to binding.
