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Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
December 22, 2020
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Collection of bibliophilic printed items – books, booklets and leaves – published by the Soncino Society, of Friends of the Hebrew Book in Berlin, 1925-1932.
1. Szefiroh-Melodie, Zur ersten Geburtstagsfeier der Soncino- Gesellschaft am 1. Siwan 5685 (24. Mai 1925). A long, narrow sheet with a ten-stanza poem, published for the first anniversary of the Soncino Society, May 1925.
2. A single leaf discussing a facsimile published by the Society (of a decree pertaining to Jewish commerce at the Leipzig fair, 1687), which will be sent to the members subsequent to the first annual assembly. [Berlin], 1925.
3. Das Schass Meines Grossvaters, S. J. Agnon. Berlin, 1925. German. An edition of 550 copies.
4. Von Gotts gnaden Johans Friderich… [Berlin, 1925]. Facsimile edition of a decree issued in 1543 by Johan Friedrich I pertaining to Martin Luther's arguments against the Jews.
5. Verzeichniss der auserlesenen Büchersammlung des seeligen Herrn Moses Mendelssohn. Berlin, 1926. Facsimile edition of Moses Mendelssohn's library catalog, published in 1786, with an article by Hermann Meyer. An edition of 800 copies.
6. Der Jude von Trimberg – Minnelieder, Suezkint. Berlin, 1926. Sixt poems by the medieval Jewish troubadour Susskind of Trimberg. An edition of 800 copies.
7-8. Lesebuch für jüdische Kinder [Textbook for Jewish Children], David Friedländer and Moses Mendelssohn. [Berlin], 1927. A facsimile edition of a textbook for the "Chevrat Chnich Nearim", the first modern Jewish school. Accompanied by an introductory booklet by Moritz Stern.
9. Neun Holzschnitte zu ausgewählten Versen aus dem Buche Jeschu ben Elieser ben Sirah. [Nine woodcuts for chosen passages from the book … Ben Sirah], with an introduction by Arnold Zweig. Berlin, 1929. Woodcuts by Jacob Steinhardt. An edition of 800 copies, with Steinhardt's signature on the colophon.
10. Der Jüdische Spieler, Heinrich Loewe. Berlin, 1930. Numbered copy from an edition of 300 copies.
11. Die Schöpfung, Manfred Sturmann. Berlin, 1930.
12. Der Zweiundneunzigste psalm. Berlin, 1932. Psalms 92. An edition of 700 copies.
13. Frucht Vom Baum Des Lebens. Berlin-Antwerp, 1936. An index of responsa from the "Etz Chaim" rabbinical yeshiva in Amsterdam. Compiled and translated into German by Menachem Halevi Hirsch. German with a Hebrew title page. An edition of 1000 copies. Worming.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
Provenance: The Uzi Agassi Collection.
1. Szefiroh-Melodie, Zur ersten Geburtstagsfeier der Soncino- Gesellschaft am 1. Siwan 5685 (24. Mai 1925). A long, narrow sheet with a ten-stanza poem, published for the first anniversary of the Soncino Society, May 1925.
2. A single leaf discussing a facsimile published by the Society (of a decree pertaining to Jewish commerce at the Leipzig fair, 1687), which will be sent to the members subsequent to the first annual assembly. [Berlin], 1925.
3. Das Schass Meines Grossvaters, S. J. Agnon. Berlin, 1925. German. An edition of 550 copies.
4. Von Gotts gnaden Johans Friderich… [Berlin, 1925]. Facsimile edition of a decree issued in 1543 by Johan Friedrich I pertaining to Martin Luther's arguments against the Jews.
5. Verzeichniss der auserlesenen Büchersammlung des seeligen Herrn Moses Mendelssohn. Berlin, 1926. Facsimile edition of Moses Mendelssohn's library catalog, published in 1786, with an article by Hermann Meyer. An edition of 800 copies.
6. Der Jude von Trimberg – Minnelieder, Suezkint. Berlin, 1926. Sixt poems by the medieval Jewish troubadour Susskind of Trimberg. An edition of 800 copies.
7-8. Lesebuch für jüdische Kinder [Textbook for Jewish Children], David Friedländer and Moses Mendelssohn. [Berlin], 1927. A facsimile edition of a textbook for the "Chevrat Chnich Nearim", the first modern Jewish school. Accompanied by an introductory booklet by Moritz Stern.
9. Neun Holzschnitte zu ausgewählten Versen aus dem Buche Jeschu ben Elieser ben Sirah. [Nine woodcuts for chosen passages from the book … Ben Sirah], with an introduction by Arnold Zweig. Berlin, 1929. Woodcuts by Jacob Steinhardt. An edition of 800 copies, with Steinhardt's signature on the colophon.
10. Der Jüdische Spieler, Heinrich Loewe. Berlin, 1930. Numbered copy from an edition of 300 copies.
11. Die Schöpfung, Manfred Sturmann. Berlin, 1930.
12. Der Zweiundneunzigste psalm. Berlin, 1932. Psalms 92. An edition of 700 copies.
13. Frucht Vom Baum Des Lebens. Berlin-Antwerp, 1936. An index of responsa from the "Etz Chaim" rabbinical yeshiva in Amsterdam. Compiled and translated into German by Menachem Halevi Hirsch. German with a Hebrew title page. An edition of 1000 copies. Worming.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
Provenance: The Uzi Agassi Collection.
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![Schlemihl Matsa Tsel [Peter Schlemihl], by Yehuda Yaari; with nine woodcuts by Jacob Pins. Jerusalem: Tarshish (established b](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol26-public/326_1.jpg "\"Schlemihl Matsa Tsel\" – Inscribed and Signed by the Writer, Yehuda Ya")
![Schlemihl Matsa Tsel [Peter Schlemihl], by Yehuda Yaari; with nine woodcuts by Jacob Pins. Jerusalem: Tarshish (established b](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol26-public/326_2.jpg "\"Schlemihl Matsa Tsel\" – Inscribed and Signed by the Writer, Yehuda Ya")
Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
December 22, 2020
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Schlemihl Matsa Tsel [Peter Schlemihl], by Yehuda Yaari; with nine woodcuts by Jacob Pins. Jerusalem: Tarshish (established by Dr. Moshe Spitzer), 5708 [1947]. Hebrew. Copy inscribed by Yehuda Yaari.
Adaptation of the German-language novella "Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte" (Peter Schlemihl's Miraculous Story) by the French-German poet Adelbert von Chamisso. Printed in a limited edition of 300 copies. With nine woodcuts by Jacob Pins.
Inscribed on the front flyleaf by Yehuda Yaari to the author and translator Yitshak Schönberg (Shenhar), Jerusalem, 1948.
37, [1] pp., 24 cm. Good condition. Minor stains to pastedowns. Binding somewhat faded, with blemishes.
Adaptation of the German-language novella "Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte" (Peter Schlemihl's Miraculous Story) by the French-German poet Adelbert von Chamisso. Printed in a limited edition of 300 copies. With nine woodcuts by Jacob Pins.
Inscribed on the front flyleaf by Yehuda Yaari to the author and translator Yitshak Schönberg (Shenhar), Jerusalem, 1948.
37, [1] pp., 24 cm. Good condition. Minor stains to pastedowns. Binding somewhat faded, with blemishes.
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![Schlemihl Matza Tzel [Peter Schlemihl], Yehuda Yaari; with nine woodcuts by Jacob Pins. Jerusalem: Tarshish (established by D](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol26-public/327_1.jpg "\"Schlemihl Matza Tzel\" – \"Tarshish\" Press – Jerusalem, 1947 / Woodcuts")
![Schlemihl Matza Tzel [Peter Schlemihl], Yehuda Yaari; with nine woodcuts by Jacob Pins. Jerusalem: Tarshish (established by D](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol26-public/327_2.jpg "\"Schlemihl Matza Tzel\" – \"Tarshish\" Press – Jerusalem, 1947 / Woodcuts")
Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
December 22, 2020
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Schlemihl Matza Tzel [Peter Schlemihl], Yehuda Yaari; with nine woodcuts by Jacob Pins. Jerusalem: Tarshish (established by Dr. Moshe Spitzer), 5708 [1947]. Hebrew.
Adaptation of the German-language novella "Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte" (Peter Schlemihl's Miraculous Story) by the French-German poet Adelbert von Chamisso. Printed in a limited edition of 300 copies. With nine woodcuts by Jacob Pins.
37, [1] pp, 24 cm. Good condition. Tears to spine.
Adaptation of the German-language novella "Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte" (Peter Schlemihl's Miraculous Story) by the French-German poet Adelbert von Chamisso. Printed in a limited edition of 300 copies. With nine woodcuts by Jacob Pins.
37, [1] pp, 24 cm. Good condition. Tears to spine.
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Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
December 22, 2020
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Three books published in limited editions (with numbered copies) by Dr. Moritz (Moshe) Spitzer's Tarshish Publishing House in its early years, as part of a series titled "Defusei Tarshish" [Tarshish Printings].
1. Masa Ahavato Umoto shel Hacornet Christoph Rilke [The Lay of the Love and Death of Cornet Christopher Rilke], by Rainer Maria Rilke. Translated from German into Hebrew by Yitshak Schönberg (Shenhar). Jerusalem, 1941/1942.
First book in the series titled "Defusei Tarshish." Copy No. 240 out of an edition printed in 311 copies.
Good condition. Binding partly detached.
2. Af'apei Tzvi [Eyelids of a Gazelle: One Hundred Poems of Passion by Hebrew Poets of Spain and the Lands of the Orient], compiled and edited from manuscripts and printed books by Avraham Meir Haberman. Jerusalem, 1941/1942. Hebrew.
Second book in the series titled "Defusei Tarshish." Copy No. 39 out of an edition printed in 150 copies.
Good condition. Stains. Blemishes and stains to binding. Binding with parchment spine.
3. Aley Higaion [On Reason: A Collection of Aphorisms from the Best of the French Moralists], translated (from the French) and collected by Yitshak Schönberg (Shenhar). Jerusalem, 1943/1944. Hebrew.
Third book in the series titled "Defusei Tarshish." Copy No. 2 out of an edition printed in 476 copies.
Good condition. Few stains. Blemishes to edges of binding. Binding with parchment spine.
Size and condition vary.
1. Masa Ahavato Umoto shel Hacornet Christoph Rilke [The Lay of the Love and Death of Cornet Christopher Rilke], by Rainer Maria Rilke. Translated from German into Hebrew by Yitshak Schönberg (Shenhar). Jerusalem, 1941/1942.
First book in the series titled "Defusei Tarshish." Copy No. 240 out of an edition printed in 311 copies.
Good condition. Binding partly detached.
2. Af'apei Tzvi [Eyelids of a Gazelle: One Hundred Poems of Passion by Hebrew Poets of Spain and the Lands of the Orient], compiled and edited from manuscripts and printed books by Avraham Meir Haberman. Jerusalem, 1941/1942. Hebrew.
Second book in the series titled "Defusei Tarshish." Copy No. 39 out of an edition printed in 150 copies.
Good condition. Stains. Blemishes and stains to binding. Binding with parchment spine.
3. Aley Higaion [On Reason: A Collection of Aphorisms from the Best of the French Moralists], translated (from the French) and collected by Yitshak Schönberg (Shenhar). Jerusalem, 1943/1944. Hebrew.
Third book in the series titled "Defusei Tarshish." Copy No. 2 out of an edition printed in 476 copies.
Good condition. Few stains. Blemishes to edges of binding. Binding with parchment spine.
Size and condition vary.
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Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
December 22, 2020
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Five books published in Jerusalem by Dr. Moritz (Moshe) Spitzer's Tarshish Publishing House in Jerusalem, and a catalogue of the publisher's publications.
1. Bein Kohav Vedeshe [Between Star and Grass], by Yitshak Schönberg (Shenhar). 1941/194]. Poems for children, with woodcuts by Avigdor Renzo Luisada. Hebrew.
2. Hamahaze Haivri Harishon, Tzahut Bdihuta DeKidushin [The First Hebrew Play: A Comedy in Five Acts], by Yehuda Leone de' Sommi of Mantua. 1945/1946. Printed in 500 copies. Hebrew.
3. Mibeit Dfuso shel Menashe Ben Israel [From the Publishing House of Menasseh ben Israel], by Abraham Yaari. 1946/194]. Printed in 300 copies. Hebrew.
4. Shirim [Poems], by Avraham Ben-Yitzhak (Sonne). 5712 [1952]. Printed in 400 copies. Hebrew.
5. Tvi'a [The Claim], A Poem by T. Carmi, etchings by Tamarah Rikman. Jerusalem, 1967. Printed in 318 copies. Hebrew. Enclosed: A handwritten letter by the poet and author, T. Carmi.
6. Dr. Moshe (Moritz) Spitzer, Books ● Typography ● Design. Jerusalem: Yedid HaSefer, 1981. A catalogue of books published by the Tarshish Publishing House, in Hebrew and English.
Also enclosed: Pirkei Haim Be'arba Girsa'ot [Chapters of Life in Four Different Versions], by Hayim Nahman Bialik. Jerusalem, 1943/1944. Hebrew. Printed in 500 copies. Missing title page and portrait of Bialik. New binding.
Size and condition vary.
1. Bein Kohav Vedeshe [Between Star and Grass], by Yitshak Schönberg (Shenhar). 1941/194]. Poems for children, with woodcuts by Avigdor Renzo Luisada. Hebrew.
2. Hamahaze Haivri Harishon, Tzahut Bdihuta DeKidushin [The First Hebrew Play: A Comedy in Five Acts], by Yehuda Leone de' Sommi of Mantua. 1945/1946. Printed in 500 copies. Hebrew.
3. Mibeit Dfuso shel Menashe Ben Israel [From the Publishing House of Menasseh ben Israel], by Abraham Yaari. 1946/194]. Printed in 300 copies. Hebrew.
4. Shirim [Poems], by Avraham Ben-Yitzhak (Sonne). 5712 [1952]. Printed in 400 copies. Hebrew.
5. Tvi'a [The Claim], A Poem by T. Carmi, etchings by Tamarah Rikman. Jerusalem, 1967. Printed in 318 copies. Hebrew. Enclosed: A handwritten letter by the poet and author, T. Carmi.
6. Dr. Moshe (Moritz) Spitzer, Books ● Typography ● Design. Jerusalem: Yedid HaSefer, 1981. A catalogue of books published by the Tarshish Publishing House, in Hebrew and English.
Also enclosed: Pirkei Haim Be'arba Girsa'ot [Chapters of Life in Four Different Versions], by Hayim Nahman Bialik. Jerusalem, 1943/1944. Hebrew. Printed in 500 copies. Missing title page and portrait of Bialik. New binding.
Size and condition vary.
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![Seven books and booklets on the subject of bookplates and 25 bookplates. 1. CLX [160] Ex-Libris par Andre Vlaanderen, A. G.](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol26-public/330_1.jpg "Books on the Subjects of Bookplates / Collection of Bookplates")
![Seven books and booklets on the subject of bookplates and 25 bookplates. 1. CLX [160] Ex-Libris par Andre Vlaanderen, A. G.](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol26-public/330_2.jpg "Books on the Subjects of Bookplates / Collection of Bookplates")
![Seven books and booklets on the subject of bookplates and 25 bookplates. 1. CLX [160] Ex-Libris par Andre Vlaanderen, A. G.](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol26-public/330_3.jpg "Books on the Subjects of Bookplates / Collection of Bookplates")
![Seven books and booklets on the subject of bookplates and 25 bookplates. 1. CLX [160] Ex-Libris par Andre Vlaanderen, A. G.](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol26-public/330_4.jpg "Books on the Subjects of Bookplates / Collection of Bookplates")
![Seven books and booklets on the subject of bookplates and 25 bookplates. 1. CLX [160] Ex-Libris par Andre Vlaanderen, A. G.](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol26-public/330_5.jpg "Books on the Subjects of Bookplates / Collection of Bookplates")
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December 22, 2020
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Seven books and booklets on the subject of bookplates and 25 bookplates.
1. CLX [160] Ex-Libris par Andre Vlaanderen, A. G. Stainforth. Antwerp, 1946. A numbered copy of an edition of 350 copies.
2. Die Exlibris des Uriel Birnbaum, Abraham Horodisch. Zurich, 1957. A numbered, limited edition copy.
3. Catalog of an exhibition of Jewish bookplates, Jerusalem: The Graphic Archive and Museum, 1956.
4. Nordisk Exlibris Tidsskrift. An issue of the Nordisk Exlibris journal, year 9, no. 3, 1957. With an article about Jewish bookplates.
5. In Memory of Shlomo Yedidya, Divrei Mordechai Avi-Shaul; Avraham Weiss (Hebrew). Safed: Museum of Printing Art, 1963 (a printout from "The World of Print", fifth volume, 9/57, September 1962).
6. Jewish Bookplates (Ex-Libris) (Hebrew), by A.M. Haberman. Museum of printing Art in Safed and Massada Publishing, 1972.
7. Contemporary Finnish Ex-Libris, Jan Kotlowski. Toruń, 1993.
Enclosed: 25 bookplates. Some duplicate copies.
Size and condition vary. The books are in good overall condition. Some of the bookplates are in fair condition.
1. CLX [160] Ex-Libris par Andre Vlaanderen, A. G. Stainforth. Antwerp, 1946. A numbered copy of an edition of 350 copies.
2. Die Exlibris des Uriel Birnbaum, Abraham Horodisch. Zurich, 1957. A numbered, limited edition copy.
3. Catalog of an exhibition of Jewish bookplates, Jerusalem: The Graphic Archive and Museum, 1956.
4. Nordisk Exlibris Tidsskrift. An issue of the Nordisk Exlibris journal, year 9, no. 3, 1957. With an article about Jewish bookplates.
5. In Memory of Shlomo Yedidya, Divrei Mordechai Avi-Shaul; Avraham Weiss (Hebrew). Safed: Museum of Printing Art, 1963 (a printout from "The World of Print", fifth volume, 9/57, September 1962).
6. Jewish Bookplates (Ex-Libris) (Hebrew), by A.M. Haberman. Museum of printing Art in Safed and Massada Publishing, 1972.
7. Contemporary Finnish Ex-Libris, Jan Kotlowski. Toruń, 1993.
Enclosed: 25 bookplates. Some duplicate copies.
Size and condition vary. The books are in good overall condition. Some of the bookplates are in fair condition.
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![About 130 bookplates (Ex Libris) and about 80 paper fragments with stamps of libraries. [Various places, 20th century]. The c](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol26-public/331_1.jpg "Collection of Bookplates and Stamps of Private and Public Libraries")
![About 130 bookplates (Ex Libris) and about 80 paper fragments with stamps of libraries. [Various places, 20th century]. The c](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol26-public/331_2.jpg "Collection of Bookplates and Stamps of Private and Public Libraries")
![About 130 bookplates (Ex Libris) and about 80 paper fragments with stamps of libraries. [Various places, 20th century]. The c](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol26-public/331_3.jpg "Collection of Bookplates and Stamps of Private and Public Libraries")
![About 130 bookplates (Ex Libris) and about 80 paper fragments with stamps of libraries. [Various places, 20th century]. The c](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol26-public/331_4.jpg "Collection of Bookplates and Stamps of Private and Public Libraries")
Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
December 22, 2020
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About 130 bookplates (Ex Libris) and about 80 paper fragments with stamps of libraries. [Various places, 20th century].
The collection contains bookplates printed in various techniques (some of them original prints), bookplates of book-owners of Jewish origin, bookplates designed by Jewish artists, several bookplates designed by E.M. Lilien, bookplates of Jewish libraries and institutions, and more. In addition, the collection contains paper fragments with stamps of private libraries (to be used as bookplates) and of public libraries in Israel and Europe.
Some multiple copies.
Size and condition vary.
The collection contains bookplates printed in various techniques (some of them original prints), bookplates of book-owners of Jewish origin, bookplates designed by Jewish artists, several bookplates designed by E.M. Lilien, bookplates of Jewish libraries and institutions, and more. In addition, the collection contains paper fragments with stamps of private libraries (to be used as bookplates) and of public libraries in Israel and Europe.
Some multiple copies.
Size and condition vary.
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Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
December 22, 2020
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57 bookstore labels. Jerusalem, Haifa, Tel Aviv, Berlin, Vienna, Johannesburg, London, Antwerp, Breslau and New York, [20th century].
Including labels of bookstores in Palestine - Bochevar, LeMa'an HaSefer, Zohar, Logos, Blumstein, Ludwig Mayer, Levi, Sifri, Ringert, and more, alongside several labels of bookstores in Europe, England and the USA.
Size and condition vary.
Including labels of bookstores in Palestine - Bochevar, LeMa'an HaSefer, Zohar, Logos, Blumstein, Ludwig Mayer, Levi, Sifri, Ringert, and more, alongside several labels of bookstores in Europe, England and the USA.
Size and condition vary.
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![Collection of items on Hebrew typography: 1. Über Hebräische typen und schriftarten [About Hebrew Letters and Fonts], by Rafa](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol26-public/333.jpg "Collection of Items on Typography – \"About Hebrew Letters and Fonts\" b")
Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
December 22, 2020
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Collection of items on Hebrew typography:
1. Über Hebräische typen und schriftarten [About Hebrew Letters and Fonts], by Rafael Frank. Printed at the Berthold foundry, Berlin, 1926.
Essay by the Frank-Ruehl and Miriam Hebrew fonts designer, including Dr. Jacques Adler's work "Die Renaissance des Hebräischen" [The Revival of the Hebrew Language]. Many samples of Hebrew letters. Numbered copy out of a 500-copy numbered edition.
Stains and erasing with white correction fluid. Blemishes to binding.
2. Wooden Fonts (Hebrew), Zvi Bergman. Tel Aviv: "Hedpes" Press, [1938].
Catalog of fonts offered at Zvi Bergman's factory for wooden fonts, inscribed by Bergman.
The body of the catalog is in good condition. The cover is detached and torn (dry and brittle paper).
3. [The Creation of the Hadassah Font], leaflet. Jerusalem: The Hadassah Apprentice School of Printing, [1958].
A black and orange printed leaflet, announcing the creation of the "Hadassah" font by Henry Friedlander.
Enclosed: "Purim Celebration" card by Perth Hebrew School. Printed Bristol card featuring unique typographical design. Perth, Australia, 1920.
Size and condition vary.
1. Über Hebräische typen und schriftarten [About Hebrew Letters and Fonts], by Rafael Frank. Printed at the Berthold foundry, Berlin, 1926.
Essay by the Frank-Ruehl and Miriam Hebrew fonts designer, including Dr. Jacques Adler's work "Die Renaissance des Hebräischen" [The Revival of the Hebrew Language]. Many samples of Hebrew letters. Numbered copy out of a 500-copy numbered edition.
Stains and erasing with white correction fluid. Blemishes to binding.
2. Wooden Fonts (Hebrew), Zvi Bergman. Tel Aviv: "Hedpes" Press, [1938].
Catalog of fonts offered at Zvi Bergman's factory for wooden fonts, inscribed by Bergman.
The body of the catalog is in good condition. The cover is detached and torn (dry and brittle paper).
3. [The Creation of the Hadassah Font], leaflet. Jerusalem: The Hadassah Apprentice School of Printing, [1958].
A black and orange printed leaflet, announcing the creation of the "Hadassah" font by Henry Friedlander.
Enclosed: "Purim Celebration" card by Perth Hebrew School. Printed Bristol card featuring unique typographical design. Perth, Australia, 1920.
Size and condition vary.
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Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
December 22, 2020
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Hed Hadfus. Published by the Histadrut General Organization of Workers in Palestine / Israel, the national organization of print workers. November 1947 to December 1958, issues 1-12 (in eight booklets).
Twelve issues of the journal "Hed Hadfus", containing many articles as well as poems, photographs, advertisements and illustrations on the art of printing.
Issues 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9, 10, 11, 12.
Average size: 33.5 cm. Good overall condition. Stains and tears, mainly to covers. Cover of one issue detached.
Twelve issues of the journal "Hed Hadfus", containing many articles as well as poems, photographs, advertisements and illustrations on the art of printing.
Issues 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9, 10, 11, 12.
Average size: 33.5 cm. Good overall condition. Stains and tears, mainly to covers. Cover of one issue detached.
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Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
December 22, 2020
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A Jewish Iconography, Revised Edition, by Alfred Rubens. London: Nonpareil, 1981.
Comprehensive catalog of prints, some from Rubens's collection and some from others, documenting five hundred years of Jewish history. Expanded edition, including both the 1954 edition and "Anglo-Jewish Portraits," published in 1935.
Bibliophile edition. Copy No. 192 from a series of 260 numbered copies, all signed by Alfred Rubens on the title page. Bound in green goatskin, gilt, in a matching clamshell box. Gilt upper edges. Accompanied by a supplementary volume, 1982, also signed by Rubens on the title page.
Alfred Rubens (1903-1998), collector and historian, served as director of the Jewish Museum London in the years 1958-83.
xxxi, 277, 128 pp., 29.5 cm. Good condition. Stains to some leaves. Blemishes to box. Supplementary volume: 128 pp., 29.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Minor creases.
Comprehensive catalog of prints, some from Rubens's collection and some from others, documenting five hundred years of Jewish history. Expanded edition, including both the 1954 edition and "Anglo-Jewish Portraits," published in 1935.
Bibliophile edition. Copy No. 192 from a series of 260 numbered copies, all signed by Alfred Rubens on the title page. Bound in green goatskin, gilt, in a matching clamshell box. Gilt upper edges. Accompanied by a supplementary volume, 1982, also signed by Rubens on the title page.
Alfred Rubens (1903-1998), collector and historian, served as director of the Jewish Museum London in the years 1958-83.
xxxi, 277, 128 pp., 29.5 cm. Good condition. Stains to some leaves. Blemishes to box. Supplementary volume: 128 pp., 29.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Minor creases.
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Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
December 22, 2020
Opening: $150
Sold for: $238
Including buyer's premium
Jews in prayer, plaque with relief by Boris Schatz (1867-1932). Inscription: "For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? Or who shall bemoan thee? Or who shall turn aside to ask of thy welfare?" (Jeremiah 15:5).
Cast Bronze, silver-plated and engraved.
Original leather-covered box, gilt embossed with Boris Schatz's bookplate and lined with velvet. A Bezalel workshop paper tag is glued to the bottom of the box.
Relief: 5X10 cm. Good condition. Box: 7.5X12.5 cm. Fair-poor condition. Cracks to edges nearest hinge in both parts of box; parts of box mostly detached from one another. Numerous blemishes and tears to leather covering. Blemishes to velvet lining. Lock missing. Closed and open tears to paper tag on bottom of box.
Cast Bronze, silver-plated and engraved.
Original leather-covered box, gilt embossed with Boris Schatz's bookplate and lined with velvet. A Bezalel workshop paper tag is glued to the bottom of the box.
Relief: 5X10 cm. Good condition. Box: 7.5X12.5 cm. Fair-poor condition. Cracks to edges nearest hinge in both parts of box; parts of box mostly detached from one another. Numerous blemishes and tears to leather covering. Blemishes to velvet lining. Lock missing. Closed and open tears to paper tag on bottom of box.
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