Kinstlerischer Aleph-Bet [Artistic Alphabet], 33 prints by Ben-Zion Zuckermann. [Vilnius? 1919?]. Yiddish.
Handmade copy of the album "Kinstlerischer Aleph-Bet"; ornamented miniatures of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet, cut and pasted to paper plates, signed: " Ben-Zion Zuckerman, Erster original Radierung" [first original etching; Yiddish].
The letters, each on its own page, are set on vegetal or abstract backgrounds, sometimes incorporating a corresponding object or scene. Some of the letters are decorated with Jewish motifs – a Menorah, Jewish figures, a praying man, and more. Some of the miniatures are signed in the plate and some are dated 1919.

Ben-Zion Zuckerman (1890-1944), born in the vicinity of Vilnius, studied at the Vilnius Drawing School, later leaving for Paris where he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts. In 1923-1927, he lived and worked in Palestine, painting its views even after returning to Europe. He died in Samarkand in the midst of World War II.

[33] prints (pasted on plates, bound together). Size and condition vary. Good-fair condition. Stains and minor creases (mostly to page corners). Few marginal tears to first print (without damage to plate). Album: approx. 33.5X33.5 cm (leaf sizes vary). Binding blemished and slightly worn.

Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, ALE. 24.