Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Vohlin – Peretz Markish – Illustated by Yosef Tchaikov – Vilna, 1921

Opening: $100
Sold for: $225
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Vohlin (poem), Peretz Markish. Vilna, 1921.
First edition of the poem "Vohlin", by one of the protagonists of modernistic Yiddish poetry in Ukraine and Poland, Peretz Markish (1895-1952, killed by the Stalinist government). The poem portrays an ideal image of a Jewish town. Includes two illustrations by Yosef Tchaikov. Cover design by M. Libovsky.
46 pages, 18.5 cm. Fair condition. Ex library copy. The book is detached from the binding. Tears.
Illustrated books: Modernism, Avantgarde
Illustrated books: Modernism, Avantgarde