Auction 24 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Khalyastre - Paris, 1924

Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Khalyastre 2, Leitung Peretz Markish, Ozer Varshavsky. Khalyastre Publishing, Paris, 1924. Yiddish.
Second issue of "Chaliastre" almanac, published in Paris. This issue includes reproductions of works by Marc Chagall, who also designed the cover. Page 74 portrays Paris conquered by the group of Jewish poets and authors: they are shown climbing the Eiffel Tower, one holding a flag on which "Paris" is written in Yiddish, and another carries to the top of the tower a bundle of scrolls resembling Torah scrolls, but with the word "Khalyastre" written on them. Printed in 1,000 copies. 84 pp, 22 cm. Good condition. Cover is missing. Bound in hard cover. Edges a little chopped.
Avant-Garde, Modernism and Yiddish Literature
Avant-Garde, Modernism and Yiddish Literature