Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
![Arba'a Teyashim [Four Billy Goats], by Benzion Raskin, illustrated by Uriel Kahana. Poland [Warsaw]: Tarbut, [1922]. Story fo](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale60-public/278_1.jpg "\"Four Billy Goats\" - Illustrations by Uriel Kahana - Warsaw, 1922")
![Arba'a Teyashim [Four Billy Goats], by Benzion Raskin, illustrated by Uriel Kahana. Poland [Warsaw]: Tarbut, [1922]. Story fo](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale60-public/278_2.jpg "\"Four Billy Goats\" - Illustrations by Uriel Kahana - Warsaw, 1922")
Story for children, with illustrations by artist and architect Uriel Kahana (1903-1965).
Printed on the back cover of the booklet is the note "prepared for print by Uriel Kahana". This note was omitted from other copies of the booklet (see for example next item).
[1], 20, [1] pp, 20.5X25.5 cm. Good condition. Stains (mostly to cover). Light creases to cover margins.
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
![Arba'a Teyashim [Four Billy Goats], by Benzion Raskin, illustrated by Uriel Kahana. Poland [Warsaw]: Tarbut, [1922]. Story fo](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale60-public/279_1.jpg "\"Four Billy Goats\" - Illustrations by Uriel Kahana - Warsaw, 1922 - Il")
![Arba'a Teyashim [Four Billy Goats], by Benzion Raskin, illustrated by Uriel Kahana. Poland [Warsaw]: Tarbut, [1922]. Story fo](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale60-public/279_2.jpg "\"Four Billy Goats\" - Illustrations by Uriel Kahana - Warsaw, 1922 - Il")
Story for children, with illustrations by artist and architect Uriel Kahana (1903-1965).
On p. 2 is an additional illustration of leaves, flowers and grape clusters, in watercolor. The illustrations by pages 3-9 were colored by hand (also in watercolors). The coloring and illustration were executed by Uriel Kahana.
[1], 20, [1] pp, 20.5X25.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Light creases to cover margins.
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
The lot was withdrawn from the auction.
Collection of original drawings and sketches for the illustrations and cover of the book "Four Billy Goats", by Uriel Kahana. [Warsaw, 1922]. Black ink, red ink and pencil on paper.
1-24. Twenty four drawings and sketches for illustrations for the book "Four Billy Goats".
Most illustrations are final, as they appeared in print, but alongside are some alternative illustrations which were eventually not printed. Enclosed are two cut illustrations (not completed).
Size varies. Good overall condition. Some creases at margins. Pasting marks to some. Holes, inscriptions and markings in pencil, from preparations for print.
25-27. Three sketches for the cover of the book "Four Billy Goats".
The sketches for the cover present three design stages: the first sketch portrays elements which were omitted from the final version (for example: the digit "4", position of the title, and a square with four circles which was finally substituted by four dots and four lines); on the back appears a pencil sketch for an illustration of a wolf; the second, a sketch for the final version of the cover, in black only - parts supposed to be printed in red appear in pencil; the third - final sketch, in black and red, includes comments for the printer (which parts have to be printed in red).
One 17X18 cm sketch, good condition. Tears at margins. Brown-yellowish paper. Two sketches on sheets of approx. 25X30 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Creases and tears at margins. One of them on brown-yellowish paper.
28-34. Seven early sketches for illustrations for the book "Four Billy Goats".
Early pencil sketches of the goats, the wolf and the urban scene. A number of sketches are two-sided.
Approx. 25X18 cm. Good condition. Creases and tears at margins. Some stains. Brown-yellowish paper.
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
![Arba'a Teyashim [Four Billy Goats], by Benzion Raskin, with illustrations by Uriel Kahana, [Warsaw: "Tarbut", 1922] - a copy](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale60-public/281_1.jpg "\"Four Billy Goats\" - Copy Made in Preparation for Print and Prepress P")
![Arba'a Teyashim [Four Billy Goats], by Benzion Raskin, with illustrations by Uriel Kahana, [Warsaw: "Tarbut", 1922] - a copy](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale60-public/281_2.jpg "\"Four Billy Goats\" - Copy Made in Preparation for Print and Prepress P")
1. A booklet which constitutes a (final) draft for the book "Four Billy Goats". Pieces of paper with the story's final text are pasted on the leaves (first typewritten, and then - over them - cuttings with the text from the press typesetting), together with the illustrations (pasted on their final spot). Next to the text and illustrations are comments, corrections and markings in pencil - location of the press blocks, illustrations and the lines of the text.
The pages in the booklet are numbered 1-18, and it does not include the last two pages of the story.
18 pp, 21.5X26 cm. Fair condition. Brown-yellowish paper. Numerous stains resulting from use of glue. Many pieces of paper (text and illustrations) are detached. Creases and tears, mainly at margins.
2-18. Seventeen proof prints of illustrations for the book "Four Billy Goats" and the series "Zil Zlil". Printed on thin brown-yellowish paper, cut at the margins.
Size varies. Good overall condition. Some creases at margins. Gluing marks to some.
19-20. Two proof prints for the cover of the book "Four Billy Goats".
Approx. 20X26.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Slight creases and tears at margins. Cut pieces (according to markings from the printing press).
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
![Arba'a Teyashim [Four Billy Goats], by Benzion Raskin, illustrated by Uriel Kahana. Poland [Warsaw]: Tarbut, [1922]. Story fo](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale60-public/282.jpg "\"Four Billy Goats\" - Illustrations by Uriel Kahana - Warsaw, 1922 - Co")
Story for children, with illustrations by artist and architect Uriel Kahana (1903-1965).
Two copies:
1. Complete copy of the booklet, folded and cut. 20 pp, 21X26 cm. Without cover and without staples. Good condition. Stains. Light creases to leaf margins.
2-3. Two printed sheets (folded and uncut). 83X51.5 cm sheet, printed (on one side) with pages 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15 and 18, and a 41.5X51.5 cm sheet, printed (on one side) with pages 1, 2, 19 and 20. Good condition. Stains. A few small tears to margins and fold lines.
4. Printed sheet. 21X52 cm, folded, printed (on two sides) with pp. 1, 2, 19 and 20. Good condition. Stains. Small tear.
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.
Among the items in the archive:
* Illustrations and sketches for stories titled "Ani Dachlil", "Hechalutz Hakatan", "Haikar Hakatan", "Hazipor", and more, published in the book "Gilyonot, Sipurim veShirim LeYalde HaGan" edited by Levine Kipnis and by the literary council of "Yad Merkaz HaGananot" (published by the Association of Kindergarten Teachers in Palestine, Tel-Aviv, 1929).
* Numerous illustrations of squirrels and rabbits, meant, apparently, to accompany the tale "Shtayim veShtayim Harei ze Arba" (hereafter).
* Many illustrations of bears. It is possible that they were meant for the Hebrew version (never published) of the book "Der Ber" by Ben-Zion Raskin with illustrations by Lissitzky (published by "Yiddisher Folks-Farlag", Kiev, St. Petersburg, 1919, (as part of the series of books "Kindergarten").
* Sketch for a cover for a booklet titled "Hayo Haya", signed in initials and dated 1930 (probably a sketch for a booklet with stories by Levine Kipnis).
* Sketch for a cover for the booklet "BaMishpacha" from the series "Megilot LeBeit HaSefer" (BaMishpacha" booklets, nos. 111-112 of this series, were published by "Omanut" in Tel-Aviv in 1929).
* Unidentified sketches, titled in Yiddish: "Dergr hot ber", "Dos gorten Ha'aretz".
* Two manuscript drafts - one in Yiddish and one in Hebrew - for a children's story titled "Tsvay-tsvaymol iz fir" (or: "fir tayln of tsvay iz tsvay"), in Hebrew - Shtayim ve Shtayim Haray Arba" (or: "Shtayim vePa'amayim haray ze Arba"). 3 leaves; 4 leaves. Numerous corrections on the manuscript.
* Two handwritten drafts - one in Yiddish and one in Hebrew - for a children's story titled "A par taybelakh" and in Hebrew - "Zug Yonim" (a pair of pegions). [2] pp, [2] pp.
It is possible that some of the illustrations in the archive were designated for the book "Lashon VaSefer" edited by Ya'akov Fichman, first published by "Achisefer" in Warsaw in 1923, where it was reprinted as a revised edition in 1941.
About 60 items in this archive are ink sketches and final illustrations for children's books and about 65 are primary pencil or graphite sketches, or incomplete pencil and ink sketches. Some illustrations are signed; others are dated and on some appears an inscription indicating that they were done in Rome. Numerous sketches appear on the back of proof prints for the books "Four Billy Goats", "The Kitten Who Forgot How to Ask for Food", "The Miller, The Milleress and the Millstones", and other books.
Size and condition vary. Many of the items are in good to very good condition; a number of items are in fair condition, with tears, creases or stains.
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.