Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Collection of Books Published by Tarshish – Jerusalem, 1942-1961
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Thirteen books published by the Tarshish publishing house founded by Dr. Moshe Spitzer, including numbered copies of limited editions. Jerusalem, 1942-1961. Hebrew, English and German.
1. The Lay of the Love and Death of Christoph Cornet Rilke, by Rainer Maria Rilke. Hebrew translation: Yitzchak Shenberg (Shenhar). Jerusalem, [1942]. First book in the "Tarshish Prints" series. Copy 88 from an edition of 311 copies.
2. The Eyelashes of the Gazelle, One hundred Medieval Hebrew Love Poems, edited by A. M. Habermann. [1943]. Second book in the "Tarshish Prints" series. Copy 116 from an edition of 150 copies.
3. Reflective Gleanings, An Anthology of Aphorisms by Select French Moralists, selected and translated by Yizhak Shenberg (Shenhar). [1944]. Third book in the "Tarshish Prints" series. Printed in 476 copies.
4. Palestine Stories, selected and translated from Hebrew by I. M. Lask. 1942. English.
5. The Income Tax Ordinance of Palestine, by Dr. S. [Siegfried] Moses. 1944. English.
6. The First Hebrew Play, The Comedy of Betrothal by Yehuda Sommo (Leone Sommo de Portaleone). [1946]. Printed in 500 copies.
7. From Menasseh ben Israel's Printing Press, by Avraham Ya'ari. [1947]. Printed in 300 copies.
8. The Life and Death of King John, by William Shakespeare. Translated and added an introduction: Shimon Halkin. [1947] (on the paper cover: 1948).
9. Peter Schlemihl, by Yehuda Ya'ari. [1947]. With nine Wood engravings by Jacob Pins. Printed in 300 copies.
10. A Midsummer Night Dream, by William Shakespeare. Hebrew translation: S.Z. Davidovich. [1950]. Second edition.
11. Mein Blaues Klavier, Neue Gedichte [My Blue Piano, New Poetry], by Else Lasker-Schüler. Second edition, 1957. German. Cover illustration by the poet.
12. A Stray Dog, a Story by S. Y. Agnon. 1960. With illustrations by Avigdor Aricha. The first book that was printed using the David font.
13. Anhelli, Juliusz Slowacki. Hebrew translation by Daniel Leibel. 1961. On the cover, a sketch by Wassily Kandinsky.
Enclosed: "Dr. Moshe Spitzer, Books-Typography-Design", catalog of the Tarshish publishing house, in Hebrew and English. Jerusalem: Israel Bibliophiles, 1981.
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1. The Lay of the Love and Death of Christoph Cornet Rilke, by Rainer Maria Rilke. Hebrew translation: Yitzchak Shenberg (Shenhar). Jerusalem, [1942]. First book in the "Tarshish Prints" series. Copy 88 from an edition of 311 copies.
2. The Eyelashes of the Gazelle, One hundred Medieval Hebrew Love Poems, edited by A. M. Habermann. [1943]. Second book in the "Tarshish Prints" series. Copy 116 from an edition of 150 copies.
3. Reflective Gleanings, An Anthology of Aphorisms by Select French Moralists, selected and translated by Yizhak Shenberg (Shenhar). [1944]. Third book in the "Tarshish Prints" series. Printed in 476 copies.
4. Palestine Stories, selected and translated from Hebrew by I. M. Lask. 1942. English.
5. The Income Tax Ordinance of Palestine, by Dr. S. [Siegfried] Moses. 1944. English.
6. The First Hebrew Play, The Comedy of Betrothal by Yehuda Sommo (Leone Sommo de Portaleone). [1946]. Printed in 500 copies.
7. From Menasseh ben Israel's Printing Press, by Avraham Ya'ari. [1947]. Printed in 300 copies.
8. The Life and Death of King John, by William Shakespeare. Translated and added an introduction: Shimon Halkin. [1947] (on the paper cover: 1948).
9. Peter Schlemihl, by Yehuda Ya'ari. [1947]. With nine Wood engravings by Jacob Pins. Printed in 300 copies.
10. A Midsummer Night Dream, by William Shakespeare. Hebrew translation: S.Z. Davidovich. [1950]. Second edition.
11. Mein Blaues Klavier, Neue Gedichte [My Blue Piano, New Poetry], by Else Lasker-Schüler. Second edition, 1957. German. Cover illustration by the poet.
12. A Stray Dog, a Story by S. Y. Agnon. 1960. With illustrations by Avigdor Aricha. The first book that was printed using the David font.
13. Anhelli, Juliusz Slowacki. Hebrew translation by Daniel Leibel. 1961. On the cover, a sketch by Wassily Kandinsky.
Enclosed: "Dr. Moshe Spitzer, Books-Typography-Design", catalog of the Tarshish publishing house, in Hebrew and English. Jerusalem: Israel Bibliophiles, 1981.
Size and condition vary.
Literature and Periodicals, Children's Books, Bibliophile Books
Literature and Periodicals, Children's Books, Bibliophile Books