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 246:
"Mister Twister", Children's Book by Samuil Marshak – Illustrated Yiddish Edition – Minsk, 1936
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"Mister Twister", Children's Book by Samuil Marshak – Illustrated Yiddish Edition – Minsk, 1936
Mister Twister, by Samuil Marshak. Translated to Yiddish by F. Arones [Feivl Arones]. Minsk: M. F. W [Melukhe-farlag fun Vaysrusland]; A. N. Stalin Press, 1936. Yiddish.
Yiddish translation of a rhymed children's story by Samuil Marshak, with full-page lithographed illustrations, in color. Silhouette illustration on front cover.
"Mister Twister" tells the story of an American millionaire who, when visiting Leningrad with his family, is horrified to discover that the hotel where they intended to stay accepts people of color as guests. The story, first published in 1933, ridicules the racism of capitalist America, while extolling the equality in the socialist Soviet Union.
"Mister Twister" was published in many editions over the years, and was adapted for theatre, television and cinema. The first Russian edition was illustrated by the artist Vladimir Lebedev (1891-1967). In following editions, Marshak and Lebedev made changes to both the story and the illustrations, adding and removing details, mostly in attempt to adapt to the ever-changing political demands of the Soviet Union. This Yiddish edition is of an early version of the story.
Samuil (Shmuel) Yakovlevich Marshak (1887-1964), a Russian-Jewish poet, author, playwright and educator, achieved lasting fame as a children's poet. Maxim Gorky proclaimed Marshak to be "the founder of Russia's children's literature". His books were translated to many languages, including Hebrew – the popular Hebrew children's book "HaMefuzar MiKfar Azar" is an adaptation of Marshak's "What an Absent-minded Man".
14, [2] pp., approx. 22X31 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor creases and blemishes. Pen notations on front cover and one leaf. Card board attached to back (abrasions and damp damage to board); cloth strip to spine.
