The present catalogue includes an extensive chapter dedicated to Bezalel artists, including illustrated books, various objects, drawing and paintings. This chapter features numerous original sketches for works by Ze'ev Raban - Raban's sketchbook (lot 318), sketches for illustrations to the Song of Songs (lot 320), sketches of the signs of the Zodiac (lot 327), a large collection of photographs of works by Raban and Meir Gur Aryeh (lot 344), and many other unique items from the estate of Shlomo Kedmi, who succeeded Raban and Gur Aryeh in the Industrial Art Studio.
The chapter dedicated to Hebrew children's books features charming works by prominent writers and illustrators: stories by Benzion Raskin illustrated by Uriel Kahana, Chaim Hanft and Haim Goldberg; poems by Itzhak Katzenelson illustrated by Gertrud Caspari; rhymes by Ya'akov David Kamson illustrated by Else Wenz-Viëtor; children's book published by "Omanut", with color lithograph illustrations by "Chavurat Tsayarim" (Apter, Mutzelmacher, Kravtsov and Higer); pop-up books illustrated by David Gilboa; and other rare books.
The avant-garde chapter features Yiiddish, Hebrew and Russian books, with illustrations and cover-designs by important Russian avant-garde artists such as El Lissitzky, Joseph Chaikov, Issachar Ber Ryback, Mark Epstein and Nathan Altman.
The catalogue further features a variety of choice items representing the history of Palestine and Zionism, bibliophile works, letters, travelogues and maps of Palestine, photographs, postcards, rare Ladino periodicals, works by Safed-based artist Yosef Zvi Geiger, bibliophile works, a chapter dedicated to numismatics, and many more items.
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LOTE 244:
Two Books for Youth in Hebrew and Yiddish – Warsaw and Minsk, 1920s – Illustrations
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Two Books for Youth in Hebrew and Yiddish – Warsaw and Minsk, 1920s – Illustrations
Two books for youth, in Hebrew and Yiddish:
1. "From the Lives of the Ancient Peoples: A reader for young people and for the general public. With illustrations. Adapted from both new and old sources by S. Malecki." Warsaw: Shem, 1922. Hebrew.
With a number of illustrations in the body of the text. Illustrated front cover, signed in print (Hebrew): "H. G." [Haim Goldberg?].
67, [1] pp., 19.5 cm. Good condition. Creases, stains, and slight tears to edges. Tears to spine. Cover partly detached. Title page detached.
2. Poems for Youth…", by Noah Gorelik. Minsk: Weissrussische Melukhe-Farlag, 1929. Yiddish.
Numerous illustrations. Illustrated front cover, signed in print (Hebrew): "N. K." [Nota Koslowsky?].
46 pp., [1] f., 22 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains and tears (including dark stains and open tears resulting from fire) to edges of cover and leaves, affecting text and illustrations. Spine torn (missing strips); cover partly detached.
