Auction 38 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture, Israeli and International Art

Writings of Haim Nachman Bialik in Four Signed Volumes – Adorned Parchment Bindings

Opening: $800
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Writings of Haim Nachman Bialik and a selection of his translations. Berlin: Chovevei HaShira Ha'Ivrit, 1923.
Writings of Haim Nachman Bialik in a remarkable edition, high-quality parchment bindings with gold decorations, with upper edge gilding. Volume 1 – poems; Volume 2 – Stories and literature; Volume 3 – translation of Don Quixote; Volume 4 – translation of William Tell.
"3200 copies of this book were printed… the book's illuminations and illustrations… done by Yosef Budko in Berlin… the first 200 copies were printed on very heavy paper, and the wood-cuttings are from the artist's original cuttings, all marked according to order in letters from Aleph to Resh, signed by the author and the artist, bound in parchment and not for sale on the market…". The four volumes are signed by Haim Nachman Bialik and Joesph Budko and are numbered: 32.
4 Volumes, 25 cm. Good condition. Damages to bindings.
Posters, Bibliophilia, Bezalel, Israeli and International Art
Posters, Bibliophilia, Bezalel, Israeli and International Art