Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Moshe Sharett – Collection of Manuscripts and Letters – Essays and a Translated Poem

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Collection of manuscripts and letters by Moshe Sharett, sent to Ephraim Broide, editor of the periodical "Molad":
1. Manuscript, essay about Enzo Sereni. [1950]. [14] pp in Sharett's handwriting. One of the pages is typewritten, with handwritten corrections and comments.
2. 14 letters by Moshe Sharett, most addressed to Ephraim Broide, most handwritten and all signed by Moshe Sharett. Enclosed are 8 additional letters, letter copies addressed to Sharett, and more. 1940s to 1960s.
3. A Mountain Idyll, by Heinrich Heine, translated by Moshe Sharett. 6 typewritten pages, with many corrections in Sharett's handwriting. Enclosed are four letters sent by Sharett to Broide, with ruminations regarding the translation of the poem (one of the letters is particularly long, spanning five pages). Enclosed are Broide's responses to Sharett.
Size varies. Good overall condition. Filing holes, folding marks, small tears and creases.
Manuscripts and Autographs, Archives, Hebrew Literature, Yiddish Literature and Avant-garde
Manuscripts and Autographs, Archives, Hebrew Literature, Yiddish Literature and Avant-garde