Auction 47 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Books with Dedications Handwritten by Shmuel Yosef Agnon and Gershom Scholem

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Four books by Shmuel Yosef Agnon and Gershom Scholem, with handwritten dedications by the authors to Yehudah Even Shmuel (Kaufman), and his son.
1. Vehaya Heakov Lemishor, Shmuel Yosef Agnon. Berlin: Jüdischer Verlag, 1919. Illustrations by Joseph Budko. Handwritten dedication by Agnon to Yehudah Kaufman (Jerusalem, 1927).
2. Yamim Noraim, edited by Shmuel Yosef Agnon. Schocken publishing, 1938. With a dedication handwritten by Agnon "to Shmuel Even Shmuel…".
3. Atem Ra'item, first book, edited by Shmuel Yosef Agnon. Tel-Aviv-Jerusalem: Schocken, 1962. Handwritten dedication by Shmuel Yosef Agnon.
4. Chalomotav shel HaShabtai Mordechai Ashkenazi…by Gershom Scholem. Leipzig: Schoken, 1938. Dedication handwritten by Gershom Scholem “for my friend Shmuel Kaufman on the day of his Bar Mitzva..”.
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Manuscripts and Autographs, Archives, Hebrew Literature and Periodicals, Yiddish Literature
Manuscripts and Autographs, Archives, Hebrew Literature and Periodicals, Yiddish Literature