Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture

Including: sketches by Ze'ev Raban and Bezalel items, hildren's books, avant-garde books, rare ladino periodicals, and more

"Five Blind Men" – Illustrated Children's Book – "Omanut" Publishers, 1922

Opening: $150
Sold for: $688
Including buyer's premium
Hamishah Ivrim ["Five Blind Men"]. Frankfurt am Main – Moscow – Odessa: Omanut, Sifria Gamliel, [ca. 1922]. Hebrew. Indian folk parable, adapted by Leo Tolstoy; unknown Hebrew translator. Beautiful color illustrations (lithographs) by "Chavurat Tsayarim, Apter, Mutzelmacher, Kravtsov, Higer" (Ya'akov Apter, Moshe Mutzelmacher, Aharon Kravtsov, and Hayyim [Yefim] Higer). This book was published as part of the "Gamliel" series produced by the "Omanut" publishing house. The books in the series were described as "the first Hebrew books intended for kindergarten children, and they included large colorful pictures the likes of which had not appeared until then in any Hebrew book. All the books in this series were printed using lithographic print, most in a beautiful large format, and the visual aspect in them was perhaps more important than the literary content" (Ayala Gordon, "Hebrew Illustrations", 2005, p. 90; Hebrew). [10] pp. (including cover), 29X22.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tears to edges, some of them open tears (not affecting text or illustrations).
Hebrew Children's Books and Periodicals
Hebrew Children's Books and Periodicals