Leilão 87 Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture - Including: sketches by Ze'ev Raban and Bezalel items, hildren's books, avant-garde books, rare ladino periodicals, and more
Por Kedem
19.7.22
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel

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 271:

Collection of Books from Palestine with Modernist Covers, 1920s-1930s

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Collection of Books from Palestine with Modernist Covers, 1920s-1930s
Seven books from Palestine, with covers illustrated in a Modernist style. Jerusalem and Tel Aviv-Jaffa, 1920s-1930s.
1. Malkosh, Shirim Aleph [Last Rain, Poems I], by Yaakov Peremen. Jaffa-Tel Aviv: M. Shoham, 5686 [1926]. Cover designer not indicated.
2. Mashiah Ben Yosef [Messiah son of Joseph], by Beinush Steiman. Translated from the Yiddish by Yehuda Ya'ari. Jerusalem: HaStudia Hadramatit "Masad, " 1926/27. The logo of the "Masad" theater group printed on the cover may have been designed by Arieh Elhanani, who was responsible for the costume and set design of the stage production "Messiah son of Joseph."
3. Adam, by Samuel Bass. Tel Aviv: Hedim, 5687 [1927]. Title page design and illustration by Nahum Paley (1889-1956).
4. BaSha'ar, Mahzor Shirim [In the Gateway: A Cycle of Poems], by Lyova (Yehuda) Almi. Jerusalem, 5687 [1927]. The design of the cover and the mounted illustration (intact in the current copy; usually torn off) are by Pinhas Litvinovsky.
5. El HaShemesh, Drama BeShalosh Ma'arakhot [Toward the Sun, Drama in Three Acts] by Yonah Rigai. Tel Aviv: Nivim, 5688 [1928]. Cover designer not indicated.
6. Ein Rahel (Agadah) [Ein Rahel (A Legend)], by Sara Gluzman. Tel Aviv, 5694 [1934]. Illustrated by David Hendler.
7. MiBayit, Shirim [From Within, Poems], by Avraham Broides. Tel Aviv: Davar, 5696 [1936]. Cover design: Moshe Vorobeichic.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. In some books, stains, tears, and creases to edges of covers.
Provenance: The Uzi Agassi Collection.