Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture

"Schlemihl Matsa Tsel" – Inscribed and Signed by the Writer, Yehuda Yaari – Published by "Tarshish", Jerusalem, 1947 – Limited Edition, with Woodcuts by Jacob Pins

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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.
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