Auction 9 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Illustrated Hebrew Newspaper – Alexandria, 1929-1931
Opening: $1,000
Unsold
20-issue volume " L'Illustration Juive". Alexandria, Egypt, 1929-1931.
Cultural quarterly founded in Alexandria. Topic: Renewal of Hebrew culture and Hebrew thought.
"Alexandria… which was the first station of Israeli thought in its exiles… can it not return to be a center for blossoming and growth of spirituality and thought?"
The issues contain many drawings, pictures, printings, and photos of stutues made by the most leading artists: Boris Schatz, Hermann Struck, Ze'ev Raban, Reuven Raban, Chagall, Arthur Szyk.
16 first issues in Hebrew and French (from March 1929 through November 1930); 4 additional consecutive issues until December 1931 in French only.
The issues contain 25 picture plates, with illustrations of the above artists.
562 pages, 31 cm. Good condition, stains, slightly detached leaves, cover is torn, scuffed and loose.
Cultural quarterly founded in Alexandria. Topic: Renewal of Hebrew culture and Hebrew thought.
"Alexandria… which was the first station of Israeli thought in its exiles… can it not return to be a center for blossoming and growth of spirituality and thought?"
The issues contain many drawings, pictures, printings, and photos of stutues made by the most leading artists: Boris Schatz, Hermann Struck, Ze'ev Raban, Reuven Raban, Chagall, Arthur Szyk.
16 first issues in Hebrew and French (from March 1929 through November 1930); 4 additional consecutive issues until December 1931 in French only.
The issues contain 25 picture plates, with illustrations of the above artists.
562 pages, 31 cm. Good condition, stains, slightly detached leaves, cover is torn, scuffed and loose.
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