Das Ostjudische Antlitz, von Arnold Zweig. Berlin: Welt-Verlag, 1922. German.
"Faces of East European Jews" by Arnold Zweig, accompanied by 52 lithographs of portraits, by Hermann Struck. Copy out of an edition of 250 copies. A dedication to Rachel Strauss from Struck and Zweig on the endpaper.
Rachel Strauss (1880-1963) was the first independent physician in Germany. Immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1933. Since there was no demand for more physicians at the time she turned to social activity, worked as a volunteer with mentally handicapped people. Founded the Akim association.
176 pp, 25 cm. Good condition. Fragile paper. Stains. A number of detached leaves. Tears to spine. Binding slightly loosened.

The ballad of Reading Gaol, Oscar Wilde. Munich: Drei Masken, 1923.
"The Ballad of Reading Gaol" by Oscar Wilde, accompanied by seven woodcuts by Frans Masereel. Additional woodcuts within the text. Numbered copy 59/340, signed by the artist.
57 pp, [4] leaves, 27.5 cm. Good condition. Foxing. Binding with leather spine and corners, damaged.

E. A. Poe, The Raven, Written and Illustrated by Rafaello Busoni. Berlin: Rogall Hand-Press-Laboratory, 1924. English.
The Gothic poem "The Raven", by the American poet and author Edgar Allan Poe, with illustrations by Rafaello Busoni. The whole book – the text (inscribed in fine calligraphic script by Busoni) and the illustrations – is printed in lithographic printing.
Numbered copy 3/50, signed by the artist.
[9] leaves, 33.5 cm. Good condition. Foxing. Leather binding with gilt embossing.

1. Autograph letter from Max Brod to Walter Zadek when the latter served as editor of Berliner Tageblatt. September 7 [ca. 1930]. German. In this letter Brod mentions encloseing a commentary to "Meine Lieder" for publication in the paper, asks Zadek to inform him when he intends to print in the paper his note about "Reubeni" ["the recently surfaced Jewish Bedouin tribe"] and mentions in addition that he has an idea for a subject for Zadek's column "People who Give Us a Hard Time".
[1] leaf, folded into two (two inscribed pages), 21X14 cm. Good condition. Folding marks, foxing, filing holes.
2. Rëubeni, Fürst der Juden, ein Renaissance-Roman, by Max Brod. Munich: Kurt Wolff, [1925]. German. First edition.
"Reuveni, Prince of the Jews", historical novel by Max Brod. Numbered copy 198/200. Signed by Brod.
[3] leaves, 523, [1] pp, 18.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Pencil inscriptions. Stains at margins of leaves. Binding covered with marbled paper. Leather spine and corners.
Enclosed: Portrait of Max Brod.

Die heiligen Bücher des Alten Bundes übertragen durch Lazarus Goldschmidt. Berlin: Erich Reiss, 1921-1925. German.
Bibliophile edition of the bible, translated into German by Lazarus Goldschmidt – three volumes. The volumes include only the Pentateuch and Prophets. No other volumes were published.
Printed in 300 copies. Decorations and initial letters are colored by hand. Each book contained in the original slipcase.
201; 175; 192 pp, 32.5 cm. Good condition. Tears to spine. One volume lacks spine.