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LOT 16:
Exceptionally Rare: Dos Yiddishe Vort - Yiddish Daily Newspaper. Warsaw, 1917-1919
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Sold for: $1,000
Start price:
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Estimated price :
$5,000 - $10,000
Buyer's Premium: 24%
VAT: 17% On commission only
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Exceptionally Rare: Dos Yiddishe Vort - Yiddish Daily Newspaper. Warsaw, 1917-1919
Two volumes including over 540 daily newspapers in Yiddish, Dos Yiddishe Vort, Warsaw, 1917-1919.
The National Library's collection contains issues from 1918 only, and this collection contains close to 300 additional issues!
This newspaper printed, inter alia, much valuable historic information about the harsh condition of the Jews at the time - during WWI.
* Year 1: From issue 3 (12 Shevat 1917) to issue 262 (3 Tevet 1918)
* Year 2: From issue 2 (18 Tevet 1918) to issue 251 (27 Tevet 1918)
* Year 3: From issue 2 (1 Shevat 1919) to issue 38 (12 Adar I 1919). It is unknown if any others were published.
Two thick volumes for a total of over 540 issues! Various sizes, maximum size 41x58 cm. The total weight of all these issues is over 14 kg! The third year issues are bound together with the first year issues.
Poor condition. Creases. Wear and tear to many leaves. Aging stains. Fragile paper, dry and brittle. Whether there are leaves that are lacking has not been checked. This lot is being sold as is.
