Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
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Nachum Gutman – "BeEretz Lobengulu Melech Zulu" – First Edition
Opening: $150
Sold for: $188
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BeEretz Lobengulu Melech Zulu, written and illustrated by Nachum Gutman. Tel-Aviv: Davar, 1940. First edition.
This is the first book written and illustrated by Nachum Gutman. In 1935, Gutman was sent by the Tel-Aviv municipality to draw the portrait of General Christian Smuts, South Africa's Prime Minister and a supporter of Zionism. The book's plot is based on letters published in "Davar LeYeladim" during Gutman's journey to South Africa.
141 pp., 24.5 cm. Good condition. Marginal browning. A few small tears to edges. Minor blemishes to edges of binding. Tears to spine.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
This is the first book written and illustrated by Nachum Gutman. In 1935, Gutman was sent by the Tel-Aviv municipality to draw the portrait of General Christian Smuts, South Africa's Prime Minister and a supporter of Zionism. The book's plot is based on letters published in "Davar LeYeladim" during Gutman's journey to South Africa.
141 pp., 24.5 cm. Good condition. Marginal browning. A few small tears to edges. Minor blemishes to edges of binding. Tears to spine.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Hebrew Children's Books and Periodicals
Hebrew Children's Books and Periodicals