Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 19, 2009
Opening: $400
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Chaliastre – Ershter Almanach. Leitung Peretz Markish, Y.Y. Singer, Chaliastre Publishing, Warsaw, 1922.
The first almanac of Chaliastre. The almanac includes poems by Uri Tzi Grinberg, Peretz Markish, Melech Ravitch, Avraham Leyeles (member of the New York "In Zich" group), and others. Aside from these, it also contains an article by Yosef Tchaikov - "Sculpture". The cover and publisher's symbol were made by Wolf Weintraub, and the illustration for M. Broderzon's poem – by Yitzchak Broyner. The almanac also includes drawings by Marc Chagall, for David Hofstein's poem cycle "Troyer" (sadness, see item 268 in this catalog).
72 pages, 26 cm. Fair condition. Margins cut? Slight tear on the first page. Front cover is detached with pieces missing. Back cover is missing. Bound with a hard material cover.
The first almanac of Chaliastre. The almanac includes poems by Uri Tzi Grinberg, Peretz Markish, Melech Ravitch, Avraham Leyeles (member of the New York "In Zich" group), and others. Aside from these, it also contains an article by Yosef Tchaikov - "Sculpture". The cover and publisher's symbol were made by Wolf Weintraub, and the illustration for M. Broderzon's poem – by Yitzchak Broyner. The almanac also includes drawings by Marc Chagall, for David Hofstein's poem cycle "Troyer" (sadness, see item 268 in this catalog).
72 pages, 26 cm. Fair condition. Margins cut? Slight tear on the first page. Front cover is detached with pieces missing. Back cover is missing. Bound with a hard material cover.
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Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 19, 2009
Opening: $200
Sold for: $563
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Chaliastre 2. Leitung Peretz Markish, Ozer Varshavsky. Chaliastre Publishing, Paris, 1924
Second issue of Chaliastre almanac, published in Paris. This issue includes reproductions of works by Marc Chagall, who also designed the cover. Cover portrays Paris conquered by the group of Jewish poets and authors: they are shown climbing the Eiffel Tower, one holding a flag on which "Paris" is written in Yiddish, and another carries to the top of the tower a bundle of scrolls resembling Torah scrolls, but with the word Chaliastre written on them. In this copy the cover is missing, see page 74 in booklet. Printed in 1,000 copies.
84 pages, 22 cm
Good condition. Original cover missing. Bound in hard cover. Edges a little chopped.
Second issue of Chaliastre almanac, published in Paris. This issue includes reproductions of works by Marc Chagall, who also designed the cover. Cover portrays Paris conquered by the group of Jewish poets and authors: they are shown climbing the Eiffel Tower, one holding a flag on which "Paris" is written in Yiddish, and another carries to the top of the tower a bundle of scrolls resembling Torah scrolls, but with the word Chaliastre written on them. In this copy the cover is missing, see page 74 in booklet. Printed in 1,000 copies.
84 pages, 22 cm
Good condition. Original cover missing. Bound in hard cover. Edges a little chopped.
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Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 19, 2009
Opening: $250
Sold for: $325
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1. Kultur Lige – Ershtes Sammelheft. Warsaw, April 1921.
2. Kultur Lige – Tzveites Sammelheft. Warsaw, May 1921.
Two collections of Kultur-Lige documents, which were publicized after some of the members of its central committee were forces to move from Kiev to Warsaw due to pressure from the communistic government. The documents reflect the organization's activities in the Ukraine, and its leaders' attempts to establish a Kultur-Lige for all of Poland.
52; 48 pages, 21.5 cm. Good condition. Ex library copy. The binding is detached from the book.
2. Kultur Lige – Tzveites Sammelheft. Warsaw, May 1921.
Two collections of Kultur-Lige documents, which were publicized after some of the members of its central committee were forces to move from Kiev to Warsaw due to pressure from the communistic government. The documents reflect the organization's activities in the Ukraine, and its leaders' attempts to establish a Kultur-Lige for all of Poland.
52; 48 pages, 21.5 cm. Good condition. Ex library copy. The binding is detached from the book.
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Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 19, 2009
Opening: $600
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Di Kupe (The Pile), Peretz Markish. Kultur Lige Publishers, Warsaw, 1921. First edition. The composition on the cover was made by Henryk Berlewi, illustrating the name of Markish's poem, visually resembling a pile. The obvious brutality and coarseness of the composition's elements – the title-letters and the triangles beneath them - match the tragic mood of the poem, and the purposely provoking naturalist anti-esthetic quality which is the main tone in the poem's description of the pogrom's victims. The murdered Jews were "Piled up" in the town square.
32 pages, 33.5 cm. Fair condition. Foxing. The original cover glued on hard cardboard, not original, tears to spine and partly detached.
32 pages, 33.5 cm. Fair condition. Foxing. The original cover glued on hard cardboard, not original, tears to spine and partly detached.
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![Di Kupe [the pile] (poeme), Peretz Markish. Kultur-lige, Kiev, 1922. Second edition.
Design of cover by Joseph Tchaikov. Next](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale7-public/259.jpg "Di Kupe – Peretz Markish – Tchaikov – Kiev, 1922")
Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 19, 2009
Opening: $600
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Di Kupe [the pile] (poeme), Peretz Markish. Kultur-lige, Kiev, 1922. Second edition.
Design of cover by Joseph Tchaikov. Next to the title and name of author are two figures carrying a body, which, according to the contents of the poem, depicts the victims of a pogrom. Yiddish.
36 pages, 19.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and small missing parts. The booklet is bound in hard-cloth-cover.
Design of cover by Joseph Tchaikov. Next to the title and name of author are two figures carrying a body, which, according to the contents of the poem, depicts the victims of a pogrom. Yiddish.
36 pages, 19.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and small missing parts. The booklet is bound in hard-cloth-cover.
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Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 19, 2009
Opening: $300
Sold for: $750
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1. Mephisto, Uri Tzvi Grinberg. Literatur Fond Publishing, Warsaw, 1922.
The second edition of the poem by Uri Greenberg, which is one of his most important works in Yiddish. The cover was designed by Wolf Weintraub, the font of the title-page was designed by Grinberg himself. The book also contains an illustration by Henryk Berlewi – a portrait of the author.
85, [2] pages, 29.5 cm. Good condition. The page with the drawing of Uri Tzvi Grinberg is detached. The back cover is missing. The front cover and first page are restored in inner margin.
Bound together with:
2. Trit Tzikos fun: Ber Horowitz, Moshe Zilburg, Melech Chmielnitzki, Moishe Livshitz, Mani Leib, Albert Ehrenstein, David Fogel, A. M. Fuchs, Melekh Ravitch. Der Kwall Publishing, Vienna-Warsaw-Lemberg, [1920].
Literary almanac, one of the many publishing projects of Melekh Ravitch from the beginning of the 1920s. The almanac also includes Yiddish translations from Russian and German. The cover was designed by Melekh Ravitch himself.
15 pages, 29.5 cm. Good condition. The front cover is detached and slightly torn on the margins. The other leaves are in very good condition.
The second edition of the poem by Uri Greenberg, which is one of his most important works in Yiddish. The cover was designed by Wolf Weintraub, the font of the title-page was designed by Grinberg himself. The book also contains an illustration by Henryk Berlewi – a portrait of the author.
85, [2] pages, 29.5 cm. Good condition. The page with the drawing of Uri Tzvi Grinberg is detached. The back cover is missing. The front cover and first page are restored in inner margin.
Bound together with:
2. Trit Tzikos fun: Ber Horowitz, Moshe Zilburg, Melech Chmielnitzki, Moishe Livshitz, Mani Leib, Albert Ehrenstein, David Fogel, A. M. Fuchs, Melekh Ravitch. Der Kwall Publishing, Vienna-Warsaw-Lemberg, [1920].
Literary almanac, one of the many publishing projects of Melekh Ravitch from the beginning of the 1920s. The almanac also includes Yiddish translations from Russian and German. The cover was designed by Melekh Ravitch himself.
15 pages, 29.5 cm. Good condition. The front cover is detached and slightly torn on the margins. The other leaves are in very good condition.
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![Yingl Tsingl Khvat [The Mischievous Boy], Mani Leib. Illustrations by El Lissitzky. Published by Yiddisher Folksfarlag, Kiev-](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale7-public/261_1.jpg "Yingl, Tsingl Khvat – Mani Leib and El Lissitzky – Kiev-St. Petersburg")
![Yingl Tsingl Khvat [The Mischievous Boy], Mani Leib. Illustrations by El Lissitzky. Published by Yiddisher Folksfarlag, Kiev-](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale7-public/261_2.jpg "Yingl, Tsingl Khvat – Mani Leib and El Lissitzky – Kiev-St. Petersburg")
Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 19, 2009
Opening: $9,000
Sold for: $11,750
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Yingl Tsingl Khvat [The Mischievous Boy], Mani Leib. Illustrations by El Lissitzky. Published by Yiddisher Folksfarlag, Kiev-St. Petersburg, 1919.
First edition – soft cover printed in black and red, the illustrated colored title page is missing. Many black and white illustrations in the body of the book. Yiddish.
The last page has an advertisement for books containing Lissitzky’s illustrations.
[12] pages, 26 cm. Good condition. Slight staining, slight foxing. Most of the pages have water marks. Generally a nice copy.
Rare.
First edition – soft cover printed in black and red, the illustrated colored title page is missing. Many black and white illustrations in the body of the book. Yiddish.
The last page has an advertisement for books containing Lissitzky’s illustrations.
[12] pages, 26 cm. Good condition. Slight staining, slight foxing. Most of the pages have water marks. Generally a nice copy.
Rare.
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Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 19, 2009
Opening: $1,000
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Epos, No. 1. Edited by Andrei Belyi. Moscow-Berlin, 1922.
The cover design is by El Lissitzky, printed in black and yellow. Russian.
272, [13] pages, 21.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Tears on the cover and page margins.
The cover design is by El Lissitzky, printed in black and yellow. Russian.
272, [13] pages, 21.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Tears on the cover and page margins.
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Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 19, 2009
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,000
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Das entfesselte theater, Alexander Trairoff. Potsdam, 1927. Second edition.
Cover of the book was designed by El Lissitzky. The body of the book has a number of plates with photographs and illustrations of theatre costumes. German.
112 pages, [12] plates, 25 cm. Fair condition. Signature from 1934, ink stamps. Stains and peeling on the cover, tears on the spine.
Cover of the book was designed by El Lissitzky. The body of the book has a number of plates with photographs and illustrations of theatre costumes. German.
112 pages, [12] plates, 25 cm. Fair condition. Signature from 1934, ink stamps. Stains and peeling on the cover, tears on the spine.
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Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 19, 2009
Opening: $2
Sold for: $2,813
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Good! October poem. Vladimir Mayakovsky. Moscow, 1927.
The front cover is designed in the constructivist style by El Lissitzky in red and black.
The suprematist influence on Lissitzky’s constructivist typography is evident.
3,000 copies printed. Russian.
104 pages, 21 cm. Good condition. Pages 5-12 are loose. Stains on the cover and on some of the pages, light tearing on the margins of the cover and on one of the pages, no text omitted.
The front cover is designed in the constructivist style by El Lissitzky in red and black.
The suprematist influence on Lissitzky’s constructivist typography is evident.
3,000 copies printed. Russian.
104 pages, 21 cm. Good condition. Pages 5-12 are loose. Stains on the cover and on some of the pages, light tearing on the margins of the cover and on one of the pages, no text omitted.
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Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 19, 2009
Opening: $600
Sold for: $938
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Russland, Die rekonstruktion der architektur in der Sowjetunion, El Lissitzky. Vienna, 1930.
Reconstruction of architecture in the Soviet Union. First volume in a series dealing with modern building throughout the world, with text and 104 illustrations, architectural plans and photographs of models by Lissitzky.
German.
103, 29 cm. Fair condition. Cover with creases and tears, mainly on and around the spine.
Reconstruction of architecture in the Soviet Union. First volume in a series dealing with modern building throughout the world, with text and 104 illustrations, architectural plans and photographs of models by Lissitzky.
German.
103, 29 cm. Fair condition. Cover with creases and tears, mainly on and around the spine.
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Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 19, 2009
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,250
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My Paris, Iya Ehrnburg. Moscow, 1933.
Dozens of photographs by Ehrenburg presenting daily work life in Paris, with all its images. Cover and inner design by El Lissitzky.
The original paper cover is missing. Russian.
235, [2] pages, 16.5x20 cm. Body of the book is in good condition. Professional repairs have been made to pages 193, 208 and 225. The cover is in fair condition. Non original endpapers and spine. Light tears on the cover, worn margins.
Dozens of photographs by Ehrenburg presenting daily work life in Paris, with all its images. Cover and inner design by El Lissitzky.
The original paper cover is missing. Russian.
235, [2] pages, 16.5x20 cm. Body of the book is in good condition. Professional repairs have been made to pages 193, 208 and 225. The cover is in fair condition. Non original endpapers and spine. Light tears on the cover, worn margins.
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