Auction 24 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

"The Disturbed Wedding" – Cover and Illustrations by Mark Epstein – Kiev, 1926

Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,375
Including buyer's premium
Di farshterte khasene, kinder pyese in ayn akt. I. [itzik] Kipnis. Kiev: Kultur- Lige, 1926. Yiddish.
Story for children in one act, by Itzchak (Itzik) Kipnis (1896-1974) – Ukrainian-Jewish author of children's stories, Yiddish poet and translator. The cover and the story are accompanied by illustrations by Mark Epstein (1897-1949) – graphic artist, sculptor, theatre-set designer and teacher. 18 pp, 17.5 cm. Very good condition. Minor tears at borders of cover.
Avant-Garde, Modernism and Yiddish Literature
Avant-Garde, Modernism and Yiddish Literature