Musikalische Novellen. Mit fünf Original-Lithographien von Jacob Steinhardt
Berlin: Verlag für Jüdische Kunst und Kultur Fritz Gurlitt, 1920. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. Original quarter-cloth over illustrated paper-covered boards with gold lettering on spine. Binding protected by modern mylar. Deckled fore- and bottom edge. Five short stories by Jizchok Leib Perez accompanied by five full-page b/w original lithographs (incl. frontispiece) by Israeli painter and woodcut artist, Jacob Steinhardt. He participated in the Berlin Secession and founded the Pathetiker Group. Perez was a Yiddish language author and playwright. Along with M. M. Seforim and S. Aleichem he is considered one of the three great classical Yiddish writers. This 1920 German translation contains the following stories: Schma Jißroel oder Der Baßgeiger. Die Wandlungen einer Weise. Die Kabbalisten. Der Purimgeiger. Er spielt für den Teufel. Text in German, gothic script. Translation by Alexander Eliasberg. Printed on high-quality handmade paper (Büttenpapier). Age wear and staining on boards. Two small red stains on front cover. Inscribed by previous owner on free front endpaper "den lieben Eltern für Chanukkah 5697 Richard und Ruth." Offsetting on front and rear flyleaf. Binding in good-, interior in overall very good condition. g. Item #34149
Price: $450.00