Auction 45 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Mephisto - Uri Zvi Greenberg - Long Handwritten Dedication

Opening: $400
Sold for: $500
Including buyer's premium
Mephisto, Uri Zvi Greenberg. Warsaw: Literatur Fund, 1922. Second edition.
Poem by Uri Zvi Greenberg, considered one of his most important compositions in Yiddish. Cover designed by Wolf Weintraub, the font on the title-page was designed by Greenberg. Author's portrait by Henrik Barlevi.
A long dedication handwritten in pencil by Uri Zvi Greenberg, filling an entire page, precedes the title page. Enclosed is a letter from Prof. Dan Meron, editor of Uri Zvi Greenberg's writings, confirming that the dedication was handwritten by Greenberg. 85, [2] pp, 30.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains and creases. First leaves and front cover are loose. Worn cardboard binding, attached with adhesive tape.
Manuscripts and Autographs, Archives, Hebrew Literature and Periodicals, Yiddish Literature
Manuscripts and Autographs, Archives, Hebrew Literature and Periodicals, Yiddish Literature