Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
Two Handmade Children's Books – Leipzig, 1927/1930 – Color Illustrations
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Two handwritten children's books, illustrated in ink and watercolor. Leipzig, 1927 and 1930. German.
1. Das Bilderbuch vom kleinen Erich [The picture book of little Erich]. [Leipzig], 1927.
[11] pp, approx. 18.5X23 cm.
2. Von Morgens früh bis Mitternacht, ein Tag aus Erharstrasse 8 [From morning to midnight, a day on 8 Erharstrasse St.], by Mammi Grate. Leipzig, Hanukkah and Christmas 1930.
Based on the style of illustrations and script, it seems that the two books were made by the same woman.
Enclosed: a handwritten greeting card illustrated by hand; a Real Photo postcard with a picture of a young couple; a handwritten note.
Good condition. Stains and minor blemishes. Tears along the edges of the covers and along the spines. One of the covers is detached.
1. Das Bilderbuch vom kleinen Erich [The picture book of little Erich]. [Leipzig], 1927.
[11] pp, approx. 18.5X23 cm.
2. Von Morgens früh bis Mitternacht, ein Tag aus Erharstrasse 8 [From morning to midnight, a day on 8 Erharstrasse St.], by Mammi Grate. Leipzig, Hanukkah and Christmas 1930.
Based on the style of illustrations and script, it seems that the two books were made by the same woman.
Enclosed: a handwritten greeting card illustrated by hand; a Real Photo postcard with a picture of a young couple; a handwritten note.
Good condition. Stains and minor blemishes. Tears along the edges of the covers and along the spines. One of the covers is detached.
Children's Books
Children's Books