Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
Including: sketches by Ze'ev Raban and Bezalel items, hildren's books, avant-garde books, rare ladino periodicals, and more
"Alice in Wonderland" – First Hebrew Edition – "Omanut" Publishers, 1924
Opening: $300
Sold for: $688
Including buyer's premium
Alisa B'Eretz HaNifla'ot ["Alice in Wonderland"], by Lewis Carroll. Translated into Hebrew by L. Siman (Aryeh Leib Ben-Zvi Smiatitzky). Frankfurt am Main-Moscow-Odessa: "Omanut, " [1924]. Hebrew.
First Hebrew edition of the classic children's novel by Lewis Carroll, with numerous illustrations by Charles Robinson and Arthur Rackham )see: Ayala Gordon, "Hebrew Illustrations: The illustrated Hebrew book for children in the international era, 1900-1925," Nahum Gutman Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, 2005, Hebrew, p. 124).
An "Explanation of Difficult Words" appearing in the last pages of the book offers translations of uncommon Hebrew words into Russian, German, French, and English.
[2] ff., 172 pp. + [11] illustration plates, 20.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains, mostly to binding and first leaves. Strips of cloth adhesive tape to hinges. Minor wear to binding.
First Hebrew edition of the classic children's novel by Lewis Carroll, with numerous illustrations by Charles Robinson and Arthur Rackham )see: Ayala Gordon, "Hebrew Illustrations: The illustrated Hebrew book for children in the international era, 1900-1925," Nahum Gutman Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, 2005, Hebrew, p. 124).
An "Explanation of Difficult Words" appearing in the last pages of the book offers translations of uncommon Hebrew words into Russian, German, French, and English.
[2] ff., 172 pp. + [11] illustration plates, 20.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains, mostly to binding and first leaves. Strips of cloth adhesive tape to hinges. Minor wear to binding.
Hebrew Children's Books and Periodicals
Hebrew Children's Books and Periodicals