Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture

Bialik – Poems – Deluxe Edition – Odessa, 1912

Opening: $100
Sold for: $125
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Poems, by H.N. Bialik. "Moriah" press, Odessa, [1912].
Poems by Bialik in an extended edition, including a frontispiece photograph of the author. The book is printed on thick paper of good quality, including the original front cover (decorated) and an elaborate hard binding.
The poems are arranged in five chapters according to subjects, and include Bialik's great works: "Megilat HaEsh", "BeGei HaHariga", "HaMatmid", and more.
Signature and ink-stamps: Elchanan Zvi Raczkowski (Raziel; son in law of Nahum Sokolow).
[1] plate (portrait), VI, 292 pp, 23 cm. Good condition. Some loose leaves. Signature and ink stamp on title page and on more pages. Some stains. Slight damage to binding. No back cover.
Provenance: Estate of Sokolow-Raczkowski families.
German Literature, Hebrew Literature and Periodicals, Yiddish Literature
German Literature, Hebrew Literature and Periodicals, Yiddish Literature