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![Rheinsberg, ein Bilderbuch für Verliebte [Rheinsberg, A Picture Book for Lovers], by Kurt Tucholsky. Berlin: Axel Juncke](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale50-public/433.jpg "Kurt Tucholsky – \"Rheinsberg\" – Etchings –Signed and Numbered Copy")
Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $300
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Rheinsberg, ein Bilderbuch für Verliebte [Rheinsberg, A Picture Book for Lovers], by Kurt Tucholsky. Berlin: Axel Juncker, [1921]. German.
"Rheinsberg, A Picture Book for Lovers" by Jewish-German writer and journalist Kurt Tucholsky. With etchings by artist Kurt Szafranski. Numbered copy, 110/250, with signatures of the author and the artist on colophon page.
101, [1] pp., 21 cm. Leather binding with gilt illustration. Good condition. Binding slightly worn, with damage to spine and corners.
"Rheinsberg, A Picture Book for Lovers" by Jewish-German writer and journalist Kurt Tucholsky. With etchings by artist Kurt Szafranski. Numbered copy, 110/250, with signatures of the author and the artist on colophon page.
101, [1] pp., 21 cm. Leather binding with gilt illustration. Good condition. Binding slightly worn, with damage to spine and corners.
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $800
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Robert Genin, Figürliche Kompositionen, Zwanzig Original Steinzeichnungen [Robert Genin, Figurative Compositions, Twenty Original Lithographs]. Munich: Delphin, [ca. 1912]. German.
A portfolio with twenty original lithographs in black and white by Robert Genin (all of them signed); with an introduction in German. Copy no. 2 out of an edition of 15, with an additional color painting by Genin. The present copy includes an additional original gouache painting identical to one of the lithographs in the portfolio. Handsome parchment portfolio with gilt decoration.
Robert Genin (1884-1941?), Russian-Jewish artist. Resided for a long time in Germany (Munich and Berlin) and was a member of the Expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), together with Wassily Kandinsky, Franz Marc, and others.
[3] leaves + [20] plates, 44 cm (size of lithographs varies). Illustration: 26.5X21 cm. Overall good condition. Slight damages to portfolio. Signature on title page.
A portfolio with twenty original lithographs in black and white by Robert Genin (all of them signed); with an introduction in German. Copy no. 2 out of an edition of 15, with an additional color painting by Genin. The present copy includes an additional original gouache painting identical to one of the lithographs in the portfolio. Handsome parchment portfolio with gilt decoration.
Robert Genin (1884-1941?), Russian-Jewish artist. Resided for a long time in Germany (Munich and Berlin) and was a member of the Expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), together with Wassily Kandinsky, Franz Marc, and others.
[3] leaves + [20] plates, 44 cm (size of lithographs varies). Illustration: 26.5X21 cm. Overall good condition. Slight damages to portfolio. Signature on title page.
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $500
Sold for: $688
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Skizzen und Erinnerungen von Robert Genin, Maler-Bucher Band 2 [Studies and Reminiscences by Robert Genin. No. 2 in the Maler-Bücher book series]. Berlin: Fritz Gurlitt, 1920. German.
An essay by Robert Genin with lithographs (some integrated in the text, others on separate pages) and two engravings by Genin. Printed in an edition of 100 copies. This is copy no. XIII out of 20 copies numbered with Roman numerals, signed by Genin (in pencil) in the two engraving plates and the five lithographs. The colophon page is also signed by Genin.
67, [1] pp. + [5] signed lithographs + [2] signed engravings, 37.5 cm. Top edges gilt. Fine color illustration on the front cover. Good condition. Minor damage. Stains and small tears to binding.
An essay by Robert Genin with lithographs (some integrated in the text, others on separate pages) and two engravings by Genin. Printed in an edition of 100 copies. This is copy no. XIII out of 20 copies numbered with Roman numerals, signed by Genin (in pencil) in the two engraving plates and the five lithographs. The colophon page is also signed by Genin.
67, [1] pp. + [5] signed lithographs + [2] signed engravings, 37.5 cm. Top edges gilt. Fine color illustration on the front cover. Good condition. Minor damage. Stains and small tears to binding.
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Lieder nach dem Chinesischen zur Symphonie Das Lied von der Erde von Gustav Mahler [Chinese Songs for the Symphony "The Song of the Earth" by Gustav Mahler], by Hans Bethge. Berlin: Gyldendalscher Verlag, 1923. German.
Etchings by Robert Genin accompanying Chinese songs translated to German by Hans Bethge (these translations were the basis for Mahler's work "The Song of the Earth"). Seven etchings on separate leaves, signed in pencil by Genin, and additional etchings incorporated in the text. Copy no. 5 out of an edition of 250 copies, signed by the artist and the author on the colophon page and bound in a vellum binding, with a color illustration on the front.
[18] leaves, 31.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Stains and minor damage to binding.
Etchings by Robert Genin accompanying Chinese songs translated to German by Hans Bethge (these translations were the basis for Mahler's work "The Song of the Earth"). Seven etchings on separate leaves, signed in pencil by Genin, and additional etchings incorporated in the text. Copy no. 5 out of an edition of 250 copies, signed by the artist and the author on the colophon page and bound in a vellum binding, with a color illustration on the front.
[18] leaves, 31.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Stains and minor damage to binding.
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![Orlik, Kleine Holzschnitte 1896-1899 [Orlik, small woodcuts, 1896-1899]. Berlin: Neue Kunsthandlung, 1920. German.
Portfolio](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale50-public/437_1.jpg "Emil Orlik – 34 Woodcuts – Berlin, 1920 –Signed and Numbered Portfolio")
![Orlik, Kleine Holzschnitte 1896-1899 [Orlik, small woodcuts, 1896-1899]. Berlin: Neue Kunsthandlung, 1920. German.
Portfolio](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale50-public/437_2.jpg "Emil Orlik – 34 Woodcuts – Berlin, 1920 –Signed and Numbered Portfolio")
Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $2,000
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Orlik, Kleine Holzschnitte 1896-1899 [Orlik, small woodcuts, 1896-1899]. Berlin: Neue Kunsthandlung, 1920. German.
Portfolio containing 34 woodcuts by Emil Orlik (some in color): figures and landscapes in Europe, designs of Ex-Libris, and more; all signed. Accompanied by an introduction in German by Orlik. Copy no. 56 out of an edition of 100 numbered copies (total of 115 copies have been printed); signed by Orlik on the colophon.
[8] pages + 34 plates. Size of woodcuts varies. Each woodcut is attached (upper part) to a Passe-Partout, approx. 29 cm. Fair-good condition. Numerous stains (on some of the woodcuts as well). Portfolio slightly damaged.
Portfolio containing 34 woodcuts by Emil Orlik (some in color): figures and landscapes in Europe, designs of Ex-Libris, and more; all signed. Accompanied by an introduction in German by Orlik. Copy no. 56 out of an edition of 100 numbered copies (total of 115 copies have been printed); signed by Orlik on the colophon.
[8] pages + 34 plates. Size of woodcuts varies. Each woodcut is attached (upper part) to a Passe-Partout, approx. 29 cm. Fair-good condition. Numerous stains (on some of the woodcuts as well). Portfolio slightly damaged.
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $400
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Li von H. M. Weiss, Begleitet Durch Radierungen / Aquarelle und Handzeichnungen von Emil Orlik [Li, by H.M. Weiss, accompanied by etchings, aquarelles and drawings by Emil Orlik]. Berlin: Eigenbrödler, [1925]. German.
Anthology of stories taking place in China by H.M. Weiss. Accompanied by 24 reproductions of paintings by Emil Orlik (some in color), as well as five original etchings by Orlik; hand-signed by him. Copy no. 150 (total of 1000 numbered copies were printed); signed by Orlik on the colophon.
[2] leaves, 78 pages, [2] leaves + [29] plates, 25.5 cm. Good condition. Some damages. Fine binding (slightly damaged) made of white leather with gilt decorations (illustrations on both sides of binding). Gilt upper edges.
Anthology of stories taking place in China by H.M. Weiss. Accompanied by 24 reproductions of paintings by Emil Orlik (some in color), as well as five original etchings by Orlik; hand-signed by him. Copy no. 150 (total of 1000 numbered copies were printed); signed by Orlik on the colophon.
[2] leaves, 78 pages, [2] leaves + [29] plates, 25.5 cm. Good condition. Some damages. Fine binding (slightly damaged) made of white leather with gilt decorations (illustrations on both sides of binding). Gilt upper edges.
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $700
Sold for: $875
Including buyer's premium
Willem Mengelberg 10 Oorspronkelijke Lithographieen van Emil Orlik [Dutch: Willem Mengelberg, ten original lithographs by Emil Orlik]. [Holland?], no printer's name, no date.
Portfolio with ten lithographs by Emil Orlik - portraits of the Dutch conductor Willem Mengelberg. Total of 125 copies have been printed (25 of which are numbered in Roman numerals). The copy offered here is numbered "C". Each lithograph and the colophon are signed by Orlik. Not in OCLC.
[1] leaf (title page and colophon) + [10] lithographs, 32.5 cm. Contained in a portfolio. Very good condition. Some damages to portfolio.
Portfolio with ten lithographs by Emil Orlik - portraits of the Dutch conductor Willem Mengelberg. Total of 125 copies have been printed (25 of which are numbered in Roman numerals). The copy offered here is numbered "C". Each lithograph and the colophon are signed by Orlik. Not in OCLC.
[1] leaf (title page and colophon) + [10] lithographs, 32.5 cm. Contained in a portfolio. Very good condition. Some damages to portfolio.
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $600
Sold for: $2,125
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Köpfe 1920. Eine Sammlung von Bildnis-Radierungen Bekannter Persönlichkeiten [Heads, 1920. A collection of portrait etchings of famous people]. Leipzig: Friedrich Dehne, 1920.
A portfolio with twelve portrait etchings, including six etchings by Hermann Struck (portraits of Albert Einstein, Wolfgang Heine, Arno Holz, Lovis Corinth, Max Reinhardt and Sigmund Freud). Additional etchings by Ernst Oppler, Friedrich Feigl and others. All the etchings are signed by the artists and numbered: 97/150 (the title page is numbered as well).
[1] leaf + [12] etchings. Etching sizes vary (ca. 21X15 cm.). Each etching is matted, 38 cm. Overall good condition. Damage to portfolio.
Not in OCLC.
A portfolio with twelve portrait etchings, including six etchings by Hermann Struck (portraits of Albert Einstein, Wolfgang Heine, Arno Holz, Lovis Corinth, Max Reinhardt and Sigmund Freud). Additional etchings by Ernst Oppler, Friedrich Feigl and others. All the etchings are signed by the artists and numbered: 97/150 (the title page is numbered as well).
[1] leaf + [12] etchings. Etching sizes vary (ca. 21X15 cm.). Each etching is matted, 38 cm. Overall good condition. Damage to portfolio.
Not in OCLC.
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![Der Kaiser und die Hexe [The Emperor and the Witch], by Hugo Von Hofmannsthal. Berlin: Insel bei Schuster & Loffler, 1900](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale50-public/441.jpg "Der Kaiser und die Hexe, Hugo Von Hofmannsthal – Illustrations by Hein")
Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $800
Sold for: $2,000
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Der Kaiser und die Hexe [The Emperor and the Witch], by Hugo Von Hofmannsthal. Berlin: Insel bei Schuster & Loffler, 1900. German.
A fine bibliophile edition of the play "The Emperor and the Witch" by Hugo Von Hofmannsthal. Text printed in black and red on thick, high-quality paper. The title page, taking up a double-spread, shows an impressive Jugendstil-style illustration by German painter and architect Heinrich Vogeler (1872-1942); printed in gold, red and green. Copy no. 145 out of an edition of 200 copies, bound in a vellum binding (endpapers also illustrated by Heinrich Vogeler).
58, [2] pages, 22.5 cm. Good condition. Minor damage. Stains on first and last pages [endpapers and blank leaves]. Dedication in pen and inscriptions in pencil on the two blank leaves at the beginning of the book.
A fine bibliophile edition of the play "The Emperor and the Witch" by Hugo Von Hofmannsthal. Text printed in black and red on thick, high-quality paper. The title page, taking up a double-spread, shows an impressive Jugendstil-style illustration by German painter and architect Heinrich Vogeler (1872-1942); printed in gold, red and green. Copy no. 145 out of an edition of 200 copies, bound in a vellum binding (endpapers also illustrated by Heinrich Vogeler).
58, [2] pages, 22.5 cm. Good condition. Minor damage. Stains on first and last pages [endpapers and blank leaves]. Dedication in pen and inscriptions in pencil on the two blank leaves at the beginning of the book.
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $500
Sold for: $813
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Jedermann, Das Spiel vom Sterben des reichen Mannes, Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Vienna and Leipzig: Avalun, 1922. German.
Large-format book containing the morality play by playwright and writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal and thirteen original woodcuts by artist Erwin Lang, 9 of them full-page. Numbered copy, XIX/XXV of the best-quality edition.
The nine large woodcuts are signed in pencil by the artist; the colophon is signed by both the author and the artist. This limited edition also contains a portfolio with a title page and nine woodcuts, also signed by the artist.
Book - 64, [6] pp., portfolio - [9] pp., 54 cm. Very good condition. Very light damage to binding corners.
Large-format book containing the morality play by playwright and writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal and thirteen original woodcuts by artist Erwin Lang, 9 of them full-page. Numbered copy, XIX/XXV of the best-quality edition.
The nine large woodcuts are signed in pencil by the artist; the colophon is signed by both the author and the artist. This limited edition also contains a portfolio with a title page and nine woodcuts, also signed by the artist.
Book - 64, [6] pp., portfolio - [9] pp., 54 cm. Very good condition. Very light damage to binding corners.
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $400
Sold for: $1,625
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Ballade des äusseren Lebens, Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Original illustrations by Gertrud Bechtel. No publisher indicated. [Germany, 1927]. German.
Single-copy book, made of handmade paper, written and illustrated entirely by hand and featuring, on the right-hand pages, a poem by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, and on the left-hand pages, colorful illustrations in watercolor by the artist Gertrud Bechtel. Bound in leather binding with golden decoration. The leaves are not attached to the binding (originaly).
[20] pp, 33 cm. Good condition. Inner wrapper torn on spine. Damage to leather spine. Some stains.
Single-copy book, made of handmade paper, written and illustrated entirely by hand and featuring, on the right-hand pages, a poem by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, and on the left-hand pages, colorful illustrations in watercolor by the artist Gertrud Bechtel. Bound in leather binding with golden decoration. The leaves are not attached to the binding (originaly).
[20] pp, 33 cm. Good condition. Inner wrapper torn on spine. Damage to leather spine. Some stains.
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $400
Sold for: $550
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Die Gedichte, von Albert Ehrenstein. Leipzig-Prague-Vienna: Ed. Strache, 1920. German.
A book gathering the poems of Ehrenstein from the years 1900-1919. Numbered copy, 17/100, on handmade paper, with a poem in the poet's handwriting, signed at the end (full signature).Leather binding with gilt illustration on the front cover.
Albert Ehrenstein (1886-1950) - Jewish poet born in Vienna. Lived most of his life in Berlin and wrote poetry that criticized the bourgeois lifestyle, with a strong attraction to the East. Ehrenstein visited Palestine in 1930 and published his impressions in a series of essays. A short time prior to the Nazi rise to power he moved to Switzerland, from where he emigrated in 1941 to the United States, living there until his death.
215 pp., 25 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. The book has undergone professional restoration. New endpapers. Worming to inner part of leaves (partly restored). Some damage to binding.
A book gathering the poems of Ehrenstein from the years 1900-1919. Numbered copy, 17/100, on handmade paper, with a poem in the poet's handwriting, signed at the end (full signature).Leather binding with gilt illustration on the front cover.
Albert Ehrenstein (1886-1950) - Jewish poet born in Vienna. Lived most of his life in Berlin and wrote poetry that criticized the bourgeois lifestyle, with a strong attraction to the East. Ehrenstein visited Palestine in 1930 and published his impressions in a series of essays. A short time prior to the Nazi rise to power he moved to Switzerland, from where he emigrated in 1941 to the United States, living there until his death.
215 pp., 25 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. The book has undergone professional restoration. New endpapers. Worming to inner part of leaves (partly restored). Some damage to binding.
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