Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 19, 2009
Opening: $280
Sold for: $350
Including buyer's premium
The Three Goats, Vladimir Lebedev. Petrograd, between 1918-1924.
Booklet with illustrations by the Russian painter and graphic artist Vladimir Vasil'evich Lebedev (1891-1967).
The cover has a colored illustration, the body of the book contains black and white illustrations. Russian.
[8] pages, 26 cm. Good condition. Stain on the first page. The margins of the booklet are cut, without damaging the text or illustrations. The page joins have been professionally repaired.
Booklet with illustrations by the Russian painter and graphic artist Vladimir Vasil'evich Lebedev (1891-1967).
The cover has a colored illustration, the body of the book contains black and white illustrations. Russian.
[8] pages, 26 cm. Good condition. Stain on the first page. The margins of the booklet are cut, without damaging the text or illustrations. The page joins have been professionally repaired.
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Illustrated books: Modernism, Avantgarde
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Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 19, 2009
Opening: $325
Sold for: $406
Including buyer's premium
De reis door Rusland, C. Marschak, with illustrations by Vladimir Lebedev. Hague, [1930].
Color illustrations by Vladimir Lebedev on the cover and in the body of the booklet. Dutch.
[9] pages, 22 cm. Good condition. Stained.
Color illustrations by Vladimir Lebedev on the cover and in the body of the booklet. Dutch.
[9] pages, 22 cm. Good condition. Stained.
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Illustrated books: Modernism, Avantgarde
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Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 19, 2009
Opening: $480
Sold for: $600
Including buyer's premium
St. Petersburg stories. Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol. St. Petersburg, 1937.
Engraved illustration on the cover and 16 illustrations in the body of the book, by Natan Altman. All the illustrations are singed in print. Russian.
138, [3] pages, 35.5 cm. Good condition. Foxing on the first and last pages. Original material cover, slightly worn with stains and tearing on the spine.
Engraved illustration on the cover and 16 illustrations in the body of the book, by Natan Altman. All the illustrations are singed in print. Russian.
138, [3] pages, 35.5 cm. Good condition. Foxing on the first and last pages. Original material cover, slightly worn with stains and tearing on the spine.
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Illustrated books: Modernism, Avantgarde
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Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 19, 2009
Opening: $1,500
Sold for: $2,000
Including buyer's premium
Lenin, illustrations by Natan Altman. St. Petersburg, 1921.
Cover with illustration in the suprematist style by Altman. The body of the book has Lenin’s signature in print and 10 plates with Altman’s illustrations: Nine have Lenin’s portrait and one shows the view from his office. Russian.
[3] leaves, [10] plates, [2] leaves, 23.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. The cover and first three pages are cut; the cover has been professionally repaired. The base of the spine has been professionally repaired.
Cover with illustration in the suprematist style by Altman. The body of the book has Lenin’s signature in print and 10 plates with Altman’s illustrations: Nine have Lenin’s portrait and one shows the view from his office. Russian.
[3] leaves, [10] plates, [2] leaves, 23.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. The cover and first three pages are cut; the cover has been professionally repaired. The base of the spine has been professionally repaired.
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Illustrated books: Modernism, Avantgarde
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Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 19, 2009
Opening: $400
Unsold
1. Novyi Lef – “New Left” No. 5. Moscow, 1928. Edited by Vladimir Mayakovsky. The cover is in blue, black, and white, designed by Rodchenko.
2. “New Left” No. 10. Moscow, 1928. Edited by Vladimir Mayakovsky. Photographs and typographic design by Rodchenko.
Alexander Mikhailovich Rodchenko (1891-1956), Russian. Constructivist artist, designer, and photographer. The two booklets are in Russian.
Fair to good condition. Creased, tearing around the spine.
2. “New Left” No. 10. Moscow, 1928. Edited by Vladimir Mayakovsky. Photographs and typographic design by Rodchenko.
Alexander Mikhailovich Rodchenko (1891-1956), Russian. Constructivist artist, designer, and photographer. The two booklets are in Russian.
Fair to good condition. Creased, tearing around the spine.
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Illustrated books: Modernism, Avantgarde
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Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 19, 2009
Opening: $1,500
Unsold
Sergei Yesenin, Vladimir Mayakovsky. Tiplis [Tbilisi], Georgia, 1926.
Front and back cover design by Alexander Mikhailovich Rodchenko, lithographic prints with two photomontage works by the artist. The body of the book contains two additional works.
16 pages, 17.5 cm. Fair condition. The booklet’s binding staple is missing. Pages and covers are detached. There is a stain on the pages and cover where the staple should be.
Front and back cover design by Alexander Mikhailovich Rodchenko, lithographic prints with two photomontage works by the artist. The body of the book contains two additional works.
16 pages, 17.5 cm. Fair condition. The booklet’s binding staple is missing. Pages and covers are detached. There is a stain on the pages and cover where the staple should be.
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Illustrated books: Modernism, Avantgarde
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Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 19, 2009
Opening: $100
Sold for: $138
Including buyer's premium
Montag (A Kleiner Roman) [Monday, a small novel], Moshe Kulbak. Cover illustration by Y. Goldschlak. Published by Kultur-Lige, Warsaw, 1926.
116 pages, 20.5 cm. Fair condition. Ex library copy. First page is detached. Cover is partially detached, stained.
116 pages, 20.5 cm. Fair condition. Ex library copy. First page is detached. Cover is partially detached, stained.
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Illustrated books: Modernism, Avantgarde
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Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 19, 2009
Opening: $100
Sold for: $125
Including buyer's premium
Plakatn, booklet of poems by Aharon Kurtz. Published by Yiddish Leben, New York, 1927.
Illustration and cover design by Louis Lozowick (1892-1973), Ukrainian-born American artist, and a student of the Kiev art school. Yiddish.
Illustration and cover design by Louis Lozowick (1892-1973), Ukrainian-born American artist, and a student of the Kiev art school. Yiddish.
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Illustrated books: Modernism, Avantgarde
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Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 19, 2009
Opening: $180
Sold for: $250
Including buyer's premium
Leben, heftn fun tsayt tsu tsayt far literatur, kunst un publitsistik [magazine for literature, art and opinion journalism] edited by Moshe Shalit. Vilna, 1920-1921, issues 1-8 (5 booklets). Works by Moshe Shalit, Moshe Kolbak, Alter Kacyzne, S. Ansky, Daniel Tcharni, and others with illustrations by B. Zukerman. M. Leibovsky and B. Gotler. Yiddish.
22 cm. Fair to good condition. Thin and fragile paper. Tears to margins. Some detached leaves in first booklet.
22 cm. Fair to good condition. Thin and fragile paper. Tears to margins. Some detached leaves in first booklet.
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Illustrated books: Modernism, Avantgarde
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Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 19, 2009
Opening: $100
Sold for: $138
Including buyer's premium
Poems y moshe Kolbak. Farlag fun di Yiddishe Literatn un Jurnalistn in Vilne. Vilna, 1920.
First book of the poems of the Yiddish author and poet Moshe Kolbak (1896-1940). The fonts and cover illustration were done by B. Gotler, and in their expressionistic style, they express the urban pathos of Kolbak's poems. The logo of the publishing house was designed by Bentzion Tzukerman.
85, [3] pages, 22 cm. Fair condition. Stained cover. The book itself is slightly loose from the binding. The binding and corners of the pages have creases.
First book of the poems of the Yiddish author and poet Moshe Kolbak (1896-1940). The fonts and cover illustration were done by B. Gotler, and in their expressionistic style, they express the urban pathos of Kolbak's poems. The logo of the publishing house was designed by Bentzion Tzukerman.
85, [3] pages, 22 cm. Fair condition. Stained cover. The book itself is slightly loose from the binding. The binding and corners of the pages have creases.
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Illustrated books: Modernism, Avantgarde
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Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 19, 2009
Opening: $120
Sold for: $250
Including buyer's premium
Ibergang, Moshe Broderzon. Lazar Kahn publishing, Lodz, 1921.
Anthology of songs of Moshe Broderzon (1890-1956) from the period of the Avant-gardist group "Yung Yidish". On the cover and title-page, there are xylographs by Marek Szwarc, who was a member of the group.
47 pages, 20.5 cm. Fair condition. Tears and stains on pages' edges. Slightly detached binding, with tears. Ex library copy.
Anthology of songs of Moshe Broderzon (1890-1956) from the period of the Avant-gardist group "Yung Yidish". On the cover and title-page, there are xylographs by Marek Szwarc, who was a member of the group.
47 pages, 20.5 cm. Fair condition. Tears and stains on pages' edges. Slightly detached binding, with tears. Ex library copy.
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Illustrated books: Modernism, Avantgarde
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Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
October 19, 2009
Opening: $180
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium
Forshtelungen, Moshe Broderzon. Lodz, 1936.
Book of plays by the author, stage director and artist Moshe Broderzon (1890-1956), founder and director of the Yung Yiddish group. On the third page, there is a colorful portrait of the author, drawn by the artist Arthur Szyk. On the first page, there is a handwritten dedication by the author.
134 pages, 19 cm. Good condition. Foxing, stains on side of dust-jacket.
Book of plays by the author, stage director and artist Moshe Broderzon (1890-1956), founder and director of the Yung Yiddish group. On the third page, there is a colorful portrait of the author, drawn by the artist Arthur Szyk. On the first page, there is a handwritten dedication by the author.
134 pages, 19 cm. Good condition. Foxing, stains on side of dust-jacket.
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Illustrated books: Modernism, Avantgarde
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