kvitko leib (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: vg- to vg-. First edition. Small octavo. 206pp. [2]. Original beige cloth over woodblock illustrated green and tan paper boards. Illustrated title page and publisher's device following the title page. A collection of Yiddish poems from acclaimed novelist, children's writer and poet Leib Kvitko (1890-1952), published during the period when he lived in Germany. Some of the poems in this collection had been previously published in Ukrainian publications during 1919 and 1920; and some material was published here for the first time. The content includes 61 poems, divided into 10 sections based on theme. The start of each section contains an illustration in black after woodcuts, designed by Ukrainian-Jewish artist Issachar Ber Ryback (1897-1935). The modernist avant-garde typography on the title page and with the illustrated images was also designed by Ryback. Kvitko and Ryback collaborated on numerous project including, most notably on Yiddish children's books. Table of contents and errata at the back of the book. Text in Yiddish. Binding with some light rubbing to extremities. Spine sunned, with a small abrasion in the middle and light rubbing to the head and tail. Back cover with a few minor stains. Gutter of interior front cover reinforced with japan tissue. Book block starting at p.114. Pen markings on the title page, but pages otherwise clean throughout with text and images vibrant. Binding in very good, interior in very good- condition overall. Protected by modern mylar. Yiddish title: ???? ???? Author: ???????, ? Illustrator: ????? ??? ??????/ ????? ?? ????.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Quarto 23x16 cm., original wrappers, (4) pp., here including cover. Cover design by Issachar Ber Ryback, musical composition by A. Dzimitrovski, lyrics by Leib Kvitko. This work is for women s choir with soprano or violin, as noted on rear cover. The notations and lyrics are hand-written. Leib Kvitko (1890-1952) and Issachar ber Ryback (1897-1935) are both renowned in Yiddish modernism and avant-garde for their respective accomplishments as poet and painter. First (and only?) edition. Refs: MahJ Musée d art et d histoire du Judaisme, inv. 2000.16.403. No institutional holdings found by OCLC. In very good condition with a small stain on all pages.