Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Avraham Shlonsky – Handwritten Letters and Poem

Opening: $300
Sold for: $450
Including buyer's premium
Four letters and a poem in the handwriting of poet and writer Avraham Shlonsky, in honor of Binyamin Levinson, a pioneer of advertising and public relations in Palestine. Tel Aviv, 1930-1932.
In the letters, written on stationery of the literary journal Ktuvim, Shlonsky calls on Levinson, in eloquent terms, to send advertisements to Ktuvim - "And you shall be blessed for the aid you shall grant thereby to a journal in need of aid". The letters are accompanied by a poem in Shlonsky's handwriting, also in honor of Levinson.
[4] leaves 28.5 cm. + [1] leaf 13 cm. Condition varies.
Manuscripts and Autographs, Archives, Hebrew Literature, Yiddish Literature and Avant-garde
Manuscripts and Autographs, Archives, Hebrew Literature, Yiddish Literature and Avant-garde