Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture

"Wedding in the Forest" – A Children's Book Illustrated by Else Wenz-Viëtor – Berlin-Vienna, 1920

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Sold for: $350
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"Chatunah BaYa'ar" ]Wedding in the Forest[, illustrations by Else Wenz-Viëtor, rhymes by I.S. Kamzon. Berlin-Vienna: "Menorah", [1920].?"Wedding in the Forest" is a translation of a German story by Adolf Holst. It tells the story of a wedding of dwarfs and small animals in the forest and is illustrated by the German artist Else Wenz-Viëtor (1882-1973).
[15] leaves, 12 cm. Accordion-folded sheet. Fair condition. Detached binding. Stains. Tears and open tears along the edges of the leaves (not affecting text or illustrations. Some of them restored). Two of the leaves are detached. Stains and blemishes to the binding.
See: Ayalah Gordon, Iyurim Ivriyim (Hebrew Illustrations – The Illustrated Hebrew Book for Children, the International Era 1900-1925) published by the Nachum Gutman Museum, 2005. pp. 118-121 with a photograph on page 117.
Children's Books and Games, Original Illustrations for Children's Books
Children's Books and Games, Original Illustrations for Children's Books