Auction 93 Part 1 - Manuscripts, Prints and Engravings, Objects and Facsimiles, from the Gross Family Collection, and Private Collections
Ze'ev Raban – Three Illustrated "Megilot" – "Song of Songs" with Raban's Handwritten Dedication to Boris Schatz's Family
Three books illustrated by Ze'ev Raban, two of which inscribed by Raban. 1920s–1940s. Hebrew and English.
1. Song of Songs, illustrated by Ze'ev Raban. Berlin: HaSefer, 1923. Hebrew and English. First Edition.
Inscribed on title page: "to the family of Prof. B. Schatz, with friendship, Ze'ev Raban, 4.8.24, Jerusalem".
[31] leaves. 33.5 cm.
2. The Book of Esther, Illustrated by Zeev Raban, "Bezalel" Jerusalem. Jerusalem: Miryam, 5708 [1947?]. English translation of the Book of Esther, with Hebrew text and illustrations appearing on color plates designed by Raban. Handwritten inscription: Ze'ev Raban, 27th Kislev, 5709, 48.XII.29" (Hebrew).
[16] leaves.
3. The Story of Ruth, Graphically Told by Z. Raban. New York: American–Palestine Art Publishing Co., 1930. English. The book of Ruth in English translation, accompanied by 10 color plates by Ze'ev Raban, and a additional plate pasted on to the cover.
[13] leaves. 30 cm.
Conditions varies. The books were not examined thorougly, and are being sold as is.
Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv.