A. Sefer Achikar Ha'Chacham, by Avinoam Yellin. Jerusalem 1937.
Second edition that was printed on the 30th day after the murder of the editor Avinoam Yellin (the first edition was printed in Frankfurt).
In the copy before us (on the forsatz page) there is a handwritten dedication by David Yellin and his signature "To Mr. Yitzchak Avi Kassis, the printer, with gratitude for his good and fast work". The book before us was printed by "Ma'ariv" Printing Press that belonged to Avi Kassis.
Avinoam Yellin was the inspector general of Hebrew education in the Land of Israel during the British mandate. His father, Prof. David Yellin, was one of the leaders of the Yeshuv and head of the National Council.
88 pp. High-quality pages. Wide margins.
Condition: Very Good.
B. Bimei Bilu - Sixty years to their immigration by Menashe Meirowitz. 1942. Single edition.
On the title page of the booklet, a dedication by the author to Mr. Sokolowitz, Jerusalem.
Menashe Meirowitz (1860-1949), the oldest of the Biluyim, an agronomist, author and one of the major activists of the Jewish settlement in the Land of Israel during the first Aliyah and after it. He founded the Vine-growers Association and was the head of Va'ad Chovevei Zion in Jaffa. Meirowitz was the only Bilu who lived to see the establishment of the State.
51 pp.
Condition: Good. Few tears.
C. Le'Shirei Shlomo ben Gabirol by Ya'akov Cohen. Warsaw, 1931.
Author's dedication to Prof. Yosef Klausner.
Ya'akov Cohen, an Israeli poet, playwright, translator, writer and Hebrew linguist. the editor of many literary collections. A Revisionist. In his youth, he wrote the well-known "Shir Ha'Biryonim" that became one of the most important revisionist songs. He was awarded the Israel Prize twice.
Prof. Yosef Klausner was a Jewish historian and professor of Hebrew Literature. A Revisionist.
10 pp.
Condition: Very Good.
Bound with:
D. Le'Berur Matzavam Ha'Mishpati shel Yehudei Alexandria Betekufat Rome by Yisrael Osterzetzer.
Author's dedication to Yosef Klausner.
Throughout the book, short inscriptions and glosses in Klausner's handwriting.
Dr. Yisrael Osterzetzer was the student of Rabbi Meir Shapira, the founder of Yeshivat Chachmei Lublin and the Daf Yomi. He studied in universities in Krakow and Warsaw. He received his PhD degree in history and classic philology in 1927. He published studies about the Talmudic law. In 1936 he was chosen as the vice-president of the Association of Hebrew Writers in Poland.
46 pp.
Condition: Very Good. The cover that bound the two compositions is missing. The empty jacket pages are torn.
E. Shlomo Molcho, trilogy by Aharon Avraham Kabak. First book: Ha'Ahava. Published by Ha'Olam, London. 1928.
Author's dedication to Prof. Yosef Klausner and his wife.
Aharon Avraham Kabak, a Hebrew author, the recipient of the Bialik Prize for Literature in 1943. Was well-known for his historical novels.
255 pp.
Condition: Very Good.
F. Ve'Haya Ha'Akov Le'Mishor, by Shai Agnon. Berlin, 1919.
The first edition was printed in 1912 as a most limited edition. Before us is the second edition to which were added illustration by Yosef Bodko.
Stamp of the Chief Rabbinate of Egypt.
96 pp.
Condition: Good.