Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
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Kirchliche Verfassung der heutigen Juden, sonderlich derer in Deutschland by Johann Christoph Georg Bodenschatz. Frankfurt and Leipzig, 1748-1749. Four parts in one volume. German. First edition.
Book by the German theologian Johann Christoph Georg Bodenschatz (1717-1797) about the Jewish religion and its customs, in particular the customs of Ashkenazi Jews. The book includes very detailed and objective descriptions of Jewish customs during the author's period, and provides a very important source of information for the history of Jews in the 18th century.
Alongside Bodenschatz's study, the book includes twenty-nine engraved plates and an additional frontispiece engraving. The engravings depict, mostly, the customs of Jews in Germany: Blessing of the Moon, prayers in the synagogue, Tisha Be'Av, lighting Hanukkah candles, and more.
[16], 206, 328, 331-386 [i.e. 384], [18], 256, 270, [34] pp + [30] plates. One leaf at the beginning of the book was originally bound following page no. 206 of the first part. Last leaf (with instructions to the binder) is missing. 21.5 cm. Good-fair overall condition. Stains to leaves and to engravings. Worming (some slightly affect the text). Creases, small tears to margins of a number of leaves. Wear and open tears to margins of frontispiece engraving and margins of first leaves (repaired with pasted paper). Original vellum binding with some stains and blemishes.
Book by the German theologian Johann Christoph Georg Bodenschatz (1717-1797) about the Jewish religion and its customs, in particular the customs of Ashkenazi Jews. The book includes very detailed and objective descriptions of Jewish customs during the author's period, and provides a very important source of information for the history of Jews in the 18th century.
Alongside Bodenschatz's study, the book includes twenty-nine engraved plates and an additional frontispiece engraving. The engravings depict, mostly, the customs of Jews in Germany: Blessing of the Moon, prayers in the synagogue, Tisha Be'Av, lighting Hanukkah candles, and more.
[16], 206, 328, 331-386 [i.e. 384], [18], 256, 270, [34] pp + [30] plates. One leaf at the beginning of the book was originally bound following page no. 206 of the first part. Last leaf (with instructions to the binder) is missing. 21.5 cm. Good-fair overall condition. Stains to leaves and to engravings. Worming (some slightly affect the text). Creases, small tears to margins of a number of leaves. Wear and open tears to margins of frontispiece engraving and margins of first leaves (repaired with pasted paper). Original vellum binding with some stains and blemishes.
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Research Books - Engravings
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
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Oude en Tegenwoordige Staat en Geschiedenis van alle Godsdiensten, van de Schepping af Tot Op den Tegenwoordigen Tijd by William Hurd. Amsterdam: Martinus de Bruyn, 1781-1791. Dutch. Complete set (seven volumes).
Study of the customs of the different religions. Accompanied by 63 engraved plates (including an engraved title page; most engravings are folded). The first volume is partly devoted to Jewish customs in Amsterdam and includes a number of engravings depicting holidays and Jewish customs – the lifting of the Torah scroll in the synagogue, a Jewish wedding, a Purim celebration, and more.
Seven volumes, 22 cm. Good overall condition. Detached gathering in one of the volumes. A number of unopened pages. Some stains and tears, mostly to margins. Cardboard half leather bindings. Tears and blemishes to bindings.
Study of the customs of the different religions. Accompanied by 63 engraved plates (including an engraved title page; most engravings are folded). The first volume is partly devoted to Jewish customs in Amsterdam and includes a number of engravings depicting holidays and Jewish customs – the lifting of the Torah scroll in the synagogue, a Jewish wedding, a Purim celebration, and more.
Seven volumes, 22 cm. Good overall condition. Detached gathering in one of the volumes. A number of unopened pages. Some stains and tears, mostly to margins. Cardboard half leather bindings. Tears and blemishes to bindings.
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Research Books - Engravings
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $750
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The World in Miniature, Turkey, being a description of the manners, customs, dresses, and other peculiarities characteristic of the inhabitants of the Turkish Empire, edited by Frederic Shoberl. London: R. Ackermann, [ca. 1821]. Six parts in three volumes. English.
The books in the series "The World in Miniature" concerned different countries throughout the world, and were accompanied by numerous engravings. The present item contains the series' six parts on the history of the Ottoman Empire, the life of its citizens, their dress and their customs, with 73 hand-colored engravings presenting upwards of one hundred and fifty costumes. One engraving shows a Jew of the Ottoman Empire. Some of the engravings are captioned in French.
Six parts in three volumes. Volume 1 (parts 1-2): [1] leaf, XV, 211 pp + [2] plates; [1] leaf, 237 pp + [2] plates. Volume 2 (parts 3-4): [1] leaf, 264 pp + [16] plates; [1] leaf, 300 pp + [17] plates. Volume 3 (parts 5-6): [1] leaf, 234 pp + [9] plates; [1] leaf, 244 pp + [27] plates. 14 cm. Gilt edges. Good-fair condition. Stains. Small tears. Loose gatherings. Detached, torn or loose bindings and spines. Blemishes to bindings.
The books in the series "The World in Miniature" concerned different countries throughout the world, and were accompanied by numerous engravings. The present item contains the series' six parts on the history of the Ottoman Empire, the life of its citizens, their dress and their customs, with 73 hand-colored engravings presenting upwards of one hundred and fifty costumes. One engraving shows a Jew of the Ottoman Empire. Some of the engravings are captioned in French.
Six parts in three volumes. Volume 1 (parts 1-2): [1] leaf, XV, 211 pp + [2] plates; [1] leaf, 237 pp + [2] plates. Volume 2 (parts 3-4): [1] leaf, 264 pp + [16] plates; [1] leaf, 300 pp + [17] plates. Volume 3 (parts 5-6): [1] leaf, 234 pp + [9] plates; [1] leaf, 244 pp + [27] plates. 14 cm. Gilt edges. Good-fair condition. Stains. Small tears. Loose gatherings. Detached, torn or loose bindings and spines. Blemishes to bindings.
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Research Books - Engravings
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![Les Antiquités Judaïques et le peintre Jean Fouquet [The Antiquities of the Jews and the Painter Jean Fouquet], by Paul Durri](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale64-public/226_1.jpg "\"Antiquities of the Jews and the Painter Jean Fouquet\" – Limited Editi")
![Les Antiquités Judaïques et le peintre Jean Fouquet [The Antiquities of the Jews and the Painter Jean Fouquet], by Paul Durri](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale64-public/226_2.jpg "\"Antiquities of the Jews and the Painter Jean Fouquet\" – Limited Editi")
Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
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Les Antiquités Judaïques et le peintre Jean Fouquet [The Antiquities of the Jews and the Painter Jean Fouquet], by Paul Durrieu. Paris: Librairie Plon, Plon-Nourrit et Cie, 1908 [on the last leaf: 1907]. French.
Book by art historian Paul Durrieu about the illustrations by French painter Jean Fouquet (1420-1481) to Josephus Flavius’ "The Antiquities of the Jews." Copy number 18 of an edition of 50 copies, printed on thick, high-quality paper sheets, unbound.
At the end of the book are 27 plates, with prints of illustrated pages from the original work: the marriage of Adam and Eve, the Israelites in the desert, David learns of the death of Saul, and other images. Each plate is accompanied by a tissue guard on which is printed a description of the illustration and the number of the page on which it appears.
[2], 132, [1] pp + [27] print plates (numbered), approx. 41 cm. Good condition. Stains and slight damage (mostly to first and last leaves and to margins). First and last sheets with paper covers. Restored tear to paper cover of first sheet. Inserted in folder (modern), with pieces of the original folder.
Book by art historian Paul Durrieu about the illustrations by French painter Jean Fouquet (1420-1481) to Josephus Flavius’ "The Antiquities of the Jews." Copy number 18 of an edition of 50 copies, printed on thick, high-quality paper sheets, unbound.
At the end of the book are 27 plates, with prints of illustrated pages from the original work: the marriage of Adam and Eve, the Israelites in the desert, David learns of the death of Saul, and other images. Each plate is accompanied by a tissue guard on which is printed a description of the illustration and the number of the page on which it appears.
[2], 132, [1] pp + [27] print plates (numbered), approx. 41 cm. Good condition. Stains and slight damage (mostly to first and last leaves and to margins). First and last sheets with paper covers. Restored tear to paper cover of first sheet. Inserted in folder (modern), with pieces of the original folder.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $500
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Eight printed items issued by "Socino Gesellschaft" (Soncino Society). Berlin, 1920s-30s. Germany and some Hebrew.
1. (Szefiroh-Melodie), Zur ersten Geburtstagsfeier der Soncino-Gesellschaft am 1. Siwan 5685 (24. Mai 1925). A long, narrow leaf with a ten-stanza poem printed on it, for the one-year anniversary of the Soncino Society, May 1925.
2. Von Gotts gnaden Johans Friderich… [Berlin, 1925]. A facsimile edition of a decree issued in 1543 by Johann Friedrich I, refering to Martin Luther's arguments against the Jews.
3. Verzeichniss der auserlesenen Büchersammlung des seeligen Herrn Moses Mendelssohn. Belrin, 1926. A facsimile edition of a book published in 1786 with a review of Moses Mendelssohn's library, with an essay by Hermann Mayer.
4. Suezkint, der Jude von Trimberg, Minnelieder. [Berlin, 1926]. Six poems by the Jewish bard Suezkint from Trimberg.
5-6. Lesebuch für jüdische Kinder [Reading Passages for Children], David Friedländer and Moses Mendelssohns. [Berlin], 1927.
A facsimile edition of a textbook for "Hevrat Chinuch Nearim", the first modern Jewish school. Accompanied by an introduction booklet by Moritz Stern.
7. Der Jüdische Spieler by Heinrich Loewe. Berlin, 1930. Copy no. 286 out of 300 copies.
8. Psalms 92. Berlin, 1932. Printed in 700 copies.
Size and condition vary.
1. (Szefiroh-Melodie), Zur ersten Geburtstagsfeier der Soncino-Gesellschaft am 1. Siwan 5685 (24. Mai 1925). A long, narrow leaf with a ten-stanza poem printed on it, for the one-year anniversary of the Soncino Society, May 1925.
2. Von Gotts gnaden Johans Friderich… [Berlin, 1925]. A facsimile edition of a decree issued in 1543 by Johann Friedrich I, refering to Martin Luther's arguments against the Jews.
3. Verzeichniss der auserlesenen Büchersammlung des seeligen Herrn Moses Mendelssohn. Belrin, 1926. A facsimile edition of a book published in 1786 with a review of Moses Mendelssohn's library, with an essay by Hermann Mayer.
4. Suezkint, der Jude von Trimberg, Minnelieder. [Berlin, 1926]. Six poems by the Jewish bard Suezkint from Trimberg.
5-6. Lesebuch für jüdische Kinder [Reading Passages for Children], David Friedländer and Moses Mendelssohns. [Berlin], 1927.
A facsimile edition of a textbook for "Hevrat Chinuch Nearim", the first modern Jewish school. Accompanied by an introduction booklet by Moritz Stern.
7. Der Jüdische Spieler by Heinrich Loewe. Berlin, 1930. Copy no. 286 out of 300 copies.
8. Psalms 92. Berlin, 1932. Printed in 700 copies.
Size and condition vary.
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Bibliophile Books
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![The Five Books of the Bible. Berlin: Soncino, [1930-1933]. A fine bibliophile edition in a large format, printed in 850 copie](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale64-public/228.jpg "The Pentateuch – Soncino Society – Berlin, 1930s")
Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $500
Sold for: $750
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The Five Books of the Bible. Berlin: Soncino, [1930-1933].
A fine bibliophile edition in a large format, printed in 850 copies. The letters and initials were designed by Marcus Behmer "after the letters used in the printing press of Gershom Cohen in Prague".
The Soncino Society of Friends of the Jewish Book was founded in Berlin in 1924 and published books with a meticulous typographic design. The society was dismantled by order of the Nazi authorities in 1937.
The Soncino Society meant to continue and print all the other books of the bible, but dramatic political changes in Germany at the time led to the early termination of the project.
[136] leaves, 39.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Small tears at margins of leaves. Cardboard binding with leather spine. Stains and blemishes to binding. Tear along the spine, at attachment point of spine to rear binding (rear binding is loose).
Enclosed:
1. Leaflet (2 leaves) about the Bible by Soncino Society. Printed in 1929. German.
2. A sample print of the first two leaves of the Book of Genesis from the present edition.
3. Proof print (faulty) of the colophon, printed on thin paper and inserted in an envelope addressed to Heinrich Loewe, a member of the Soncino Society. Postal stamp dated 27.9.33.
A fine bibliophile edition in a large format, printed in 850 copies. The letters and initials were designed by Marcus Behmer "after the letters used in the printing press of Gershom Cohen in Prague".
The Soncino Society of Friends of the Jewish Book was founded in Berlin in 1924 and published books with a meticulous typographic design. The society was dismantled by order of the Nazi authorities in 1937.
The Soncino Society meant to continue and print all the other books of the bible, but dramatic political changes in Germany at the time led to the early termination of the project.
[136] leaves, 39.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Small tears at margins of leaves. Cardboard binding with leather spine. Stains and blemishes to binding. Tear along the spine, at attachment point of spine to rear binding (rear binding is loose).
Enclosed:
1. Leaflet (2 leaves) about the Bible by Soncino Society. Printed in 1929. German.
2. A sample print of the first two leaves of the Book of Genesis from the present edition.
3. Proof print (faulty) of the colophon, printed on thin paper and inserted in an envelope addressed to Heinrich Loewe, a member of the Soncino Society. Postal stamp dated 27.9.33.
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Bibliophile Books
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
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Torah, Nevi’im, Ketubim. Jerusalem: Koren, 1963. First Edition. Three volumes.
Three-volume edition of the Koren Bible, printed in a large format on high-quality paper.
Eliyahu Koren (1907-2001), a typographer and graphic designer, was born in Nuremberg and studied in the art academy there. He immigrated to Palestine in 1933. He started his involvement with the design of the font "Koren" and with the printing of the bible when J. L. Magnes, then president of the Hebrew University, approached him about publishing a bible that was to be all "Jewish" – as far as the typography and design, editing, printing and binding were concerned. The font designed by Eliyahu Koren, based on the Aleppo Codex, won a competition for the project, and in 1946 the Hebrew University published the book of Jonah with this font. When Magnes passed away in 1951, the Bible re- printing project was abandoned; Koren then set himself to the task of establishing a publishing house where he would publish the Hebrew Bible on his own. Koren worked diligently on designing a special, clear and legible font, on correcting typesetting errors and on proofreading the bible meticulously, an assignment accomplished by the scholars Avraham Meir Habermann, Daniel Goldshmidt and Meir Madan. The text was arranged according to the Masoretic sedarim and the regular chapters were noted on the side.
When the bible was published David Ben-Gurion announced: "…this is the first, most exceptional, of all [Jewish] bibles published in the last 400 years".
Torah: [3] leaves, 327 pp. Nevi'im: [2] leaves, 589 pp, [1] leaf. Ketubim: [2] leaves, 374 pp, [1] leaf. 34 cm. Very good condition. A few stains.
Three-volume edition of the Koren Bible, printed in a large format on high-quality paper.
Eliyahu Koren (1907-2001), a typographer and graphic designer, was born in Nuremberg and studied in the art academy there. He immigrated to Palestine in 1933. He started his involvement with the design of the font "Koren" and with the printing of the bible when J. L. Magnes, then president of the Hebrew University, approached him about publishing a bible that was to be all "Jewish" – as far as the typography and design, editing, printing and binding were concerned. The font designed by Eliyahu Koren, based on the Aleppo Codex, won a competition for the project, and in 1946 the Hebrew University published the book of Jonah with this font. When Magnes passed away in 1951, the Bible re- printing project was abandoned; Koren then set himself to the task of establishing a publishing house where he would publish the Hebrew Bible on his own. Koren worked diligently on designing a special, clear and legible font, on correcting typesetting errors and on proofreading the bible meticulously, an assignment accomplished by the scholars Avraham Meir Habermann, Daniel Goldshmidt and Meir Madan. The text was arranged according to the Masoretic sedarim and the regular chapters were noted on the side.
When the bible was published David Ben-Gurion announced: "…this is the first, most exceptional, of all [Jewish] bibles published in the last 400 years".
Torah: [3] leaves, 327 pp. Nevi'im: [2] leaves, 589 pp, [1] leaf. Ketubim: [2] leaves, 374 pp, [1] leaf. 34 cm. Very good condition. A few stains.
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Bibliophile Books
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $500
Sold for: $2,125
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The Jerusalem Haggadah. Illustrations and design: Yael Hershberg, calligraphy: Yitzchak (Izzy) Pludwinski. Verona: Aryeh Editions, 1997. Hebrew and English.
Passover Haggadah, with calligraphy by Yitzchak (Izzy) Pludwinski and illustrations by Yael Hershberg. Impressive color illustrations, with gold-leaf, depicting architectonic details of neighborhoods in Jerusalem and floral ornaments.
Copy no. IV out of 50 "Ad Personam" copies numbered in Roman numerals, signed by the artist Yael Hershberg (a total of 550 signed and numbered copies were printed).
Including the commentary volume: "The Jerusalem Haggadah, Gateway to the Haggadah", with photographs taken by Oded Antman and explanations about the inspiration for each of the illustrations, by Prof. Mark Michael Epstein.
Enclosed: a promotional portfolio with four leaves out of the Haggadah, signed by Yael Hershberg in pencil.
Haggadah: [35] leaves. Commentary volume: 76, [62] pp. 39 cm. Very good condition. The Haggadah is bound in a leather binding and the commentary volume is bound in a cloth-covered binding, with leather spine. Both volumes are housed in a matching slipcase. Minor blemishes to case.
Passover Haggadah, with calligraphy by Yitzchak (Izzy) Pludwinski and illustrations by Yael Hershberg. Impressive color illustrations, with gold-leaf, depicting architectonic details of neighborhoods in Jerusalem and floral ornaments.
Copy no. IV out of 50 "Ad Personam" copies numbered in Roman numerals, signed by the artist Yael Hershberg (a total of 550 signed and numbered copies were printed).
Including the commentary volume: "The Jerusalem Haggadah, Gateway to the Haggadah", with photographs taken by Oded Antman and explanations about the inspiration for each of the illustrations, by Prof. Mark Michael Epstein.
Enclosed: a promotional portfolio with four leaves out of the Haggadah, signed by Yael Hershberg in pencil.
Haggadah: [35] leaves. Commentary volume: 76, [62] pp. 39 cm. Very good condition. The Haggadah is bound in a leather binding and the commentary volume is bound in a cloth-covered binding, with leather spine. Both volumes are housed in a matching slipcase. Minor blemishes to case.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $1,500
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Jerusalem Design, God is in the Details, Illustrated Guide by David Kroyanker. Jerusalem: Jerusalem Design Heritage Publication, 2016. English. Four volumes. Limited edition of 50 copies.
This four-volume work deals with Jerusalem design, with particular focus on various architectonic details. The book’s four volumes contain hundreds of terms and more than three thousand photographs and illustrations. The first three volumes deal with architectonic details that come from the three faiths that left their mark on Jerusalem – Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The fourth part deals with the city’s modern design during the twentieth century.
The book is the result of many years of research by architect David Kroyanker (b. 1939), who spent many years engaged in the architectonic-historical documentation of Jerusalem’s architecture, the development of Jerusalem, and the preservation of neighborhoods and buildings in the city.
Copy no. 17 of an edition of 50 copies. Each volume is numbered and signed by the author. At the end of each volume is an envelope with a paper cut designed in accordance with the subject of the volume.
Vol. I: [2], 302, [1] pp. Vol. II: [2], 395 pp. Vol. III: [2], 537 pp. Vol. IV: [2], 226 pp. Approx. 22X31 cm. Very good condition. Minimal blemishes to bindings. Each volume is contained in a separate cardboard slipcase. The set is held in a specially designed gray metal cradle.
This four-volume work deals with Jerusalem design, with particular focus on various architectonic details. The book’s four volumes contain hundreds of terms and more than three thousand photographs and illustrations. The first three volumes deal with architectonic details that come from the three faiths that left their mark on Jerusalem – Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The fourth part deals with the city’s modern design during the twentieth century.
The book is the result of many years of research by architect David Kroyanker (b. 1939), who spent many years engaged in the architectonic-historical documentation of Jerusalem’s architecture, the development of Jerusalem, and the preservation of neighborhoods and buildings in the city.
Copy no. 17 of an edition of 50 copies. Each volume is numbered and signed by the author. At the end of each volume is an envelope with a paper cut designed in accordance with the subject of the volume.
Vol. I: [2], 302, [1] pp. Vol. II: [2], 395 pp. Vol. III: [2], 537 pp. Vol. IV: [2], 226 pp. Approx. 22X31 cm. Very good condition. Minimal blemishes to bindings. Each volume is contained in a separate cardboard slipcase. The set is held in a specially designed gray metal cradle.
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Bibliophile Books
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $400
Sold for: $3,250
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Shtilim, illustrated journal for youth and children. Editor: M. Ben-Eliezer, publisher: M. Zlatopolsky. Moscow: "Omanut Hadfus" (Russian), July-December 1917. Bound volume of first year issues.
Issues no. 1-12 of "Shtilim", an illustrated journal for children edited by the journalist Moshe Ben-Eliezer (9 booklets; some are double issues).
"Shtilim" was the first publication by "Omanut" which was founded in Moscow at the time (when Shoshana Persitz acquired the printing house "Omanut Hadfus"), initiated by the editor, Moshe Zlatopolsky, son of the philanthropist Hillel Zlatopolsky.
The journal was published in Moscow irregularly in the course of less than a year, featuring works by leading writers and poets, such as: H. N. Bialik, Shaul Tchernichovsky, Ya'akov Fichman, Eliezer Steinman, and others, alongside tales and translations from around the world, as well as news from Palestine and other parts of the world.
Fine illustrations accompany the journal’s issues. Illustrations by Eliezer Lissitzky for the story "Shlomo HaMelech" by H. N. Bialik appear in issue no. 6-7. These are the only known illustrations by Lissitzky for a text originally written in Hebrew. (See: Tradition and Revolution, The Jewish Renaissance in Russian Avant-Garde Art 1912-1928, item no. 77; p. 107).
9 booklets bound together (new binding). Missing wrappers. Volume: 24.5 cm. Good overall condition. Stains and creases. Small tears to margins of a number of leaves. The inner margins of a number of leaves are reinforced with paper strips and adhesive tape. Tear along the first leaf of the first issue slightly affecting text, reinforced with adhesive tape. Some notes and scribbles in pencil. Minor blemishes to binding.
Issues no. 1-12 of "Shtilim", an illustrated journal for children edited by the journalist Moshe Ben-Eliezer (9 booklets; some are double issues).
"Shtilim" was the first publication by "Omanut" which was founded in Moscow at the time (when Shoshana Persitz acquired the printing house "Omanut Hadfus"), initiated by the editor, Moshe Zlatopolsky, son of the philanthropist Hillel Zlatopolsky.
The journal was published in Moscow irregularly in the course of less than a year, featuring works by leading writers and poets, such as: H. N. Bialik, Shaul Tchernichovsky, Ya'akov Fichman, Eliezer Steinman, and others, alongside tales and translations from around the world, as well as news from Palestine and other parts of the world.
Fine illustrations accompany the journal’s issues. Illustrations by Eliezer Lissitzky for the story "Shlomo HaMelech" by H. N. Bialik appear in issue no. 6-7. These are the only known illustrations by Lissitzky for a text originally written in Hebrew. (See: Tradition and Revolution, The Jewish Renaissance in Russian Avant-Garde Art 1912-1928, item no. 77; p. 107).
9 booklets bound together (new binding). Missing wrappers. Volume: 24.5 cm. Good overall condition. Stains and creases. Small tears to margins of a number of leaves. The inner margins of a number of leaves are reinforced with paper strips and adhesive tape. Tear along the first leaf of the first issue slightly affecting text, reinforced with adhesive tape. Some notes and scribbles in pencil. Minor blemishes to binding.
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Children's Books
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![HaTochen, HaTochenet veAvnei HaReihaim [The Miller, the Milleress and the Millstones], by Benzion Raskin. Illustrated by Elie](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale64-public/241.jpg "\"The Miller, the Milleress and the Millstones\" – Illustrations by Liss")
Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $1,500
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HaTochen, HaTochenet veAvnei HaReihaim [The Miller, the Milleress and the Millstones], by Benzion Raskin. Illustrated by Eliezer Lissitzky. Poland [Warsaw]: Tarbut, 1922.
Story for children, with illustrations by the artist Eliezer Lissitzky. Printer's sheet (folded and uncut). Enclosed is the booklet's cover.
44X71 cm sheet, folded, on which the booklet's fifteen pages are printed + the cover. Good condition. Foxing. Title page is slightly darkened. Some creases. Stains and a number of tears to cover.
Story for children, with illustrations by the artist Eliezer Lissitzky. Printer's sheet (folded and uncut). Enclosed is the booklet's cover.
44X71 cm sheet, folded, on which the booklet's fifteen pages are printed + the cover. Good condition. Foxing. Title page is slightly darkened. Some creases. Stains and a number of tears to cover.
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Children's Books
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $400
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Aleph-Bet. Frankfurt am Main: Omanut, 1922.
A book for the study of the Hebrew Alphabet. Some of the Hebrew Alphabet letters are printed on each of the book's leaves, in decorated frames, and on the inside of the front cover there is a paper pocket containing paper squares with diacritics. Letter design by Jacob Apter.
Printed on the first page of the book are instructions for use: "This Alphabet is for use while studying reading in kindergarten and school... the teacher cuts out one letter and gives it to the child. The child will cut, after this letter, colorful papers in the shape of the letter (or he can first copy it in pencil on transparent paper) and paste it on a board..."
12 leaves, 16X16 cm. Good condition. A small number of stains and minor blemishes.
A book for the study of the Hebrew Alphabet. Some of the Hebrew Alphabet letters are printed on each of the book's leaves, in decorated frames, and on the inside of the front cover there is a paper pocket containing paper squares with diacritics. Letter design by Jacob Apter.
Printed on the first page of the book are instructions for use: "This Alphabet is for use while studying reading in kindergarten and school... the teacher cuts out one letter and gives it to the child. The child will cut, after this letter, colorful papers in the shape of the letter (or he can first copy it in pencil on transparent paper) and paste it on a board..."
12 leaves, 16X16 cm. Good condition. A small number of stains and minor blemishes.
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Children's Books
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