A selection of readers for young readers, published in the first half of the century in Mandate Palestine, Israel, Germany and Poland. With one additional item about Jewish education in Lithuania and the American philanthropy that supported it.
Berdichevsky, Micah Joseph. Be-derekh rehokah: sipurim ve-agadot. Tel Aviv, Kupat ha-sefer, Undated [1920 or 1922]. Short octavo, stapled paper covers, 20 pp., small incidental drawings. Softbound. Very Good. Text is in Hebrew. Rare. A collection of short stories and tales adapted for younger readers. (78325) $75.00
Berkovitz, Y.D. Shevilim: pirke sifrut le-Mikra ve-limud. G. Y. D. Berkovitz.
Berlin, Agudat bate-sefer Ivrim, 1920. Octavo, stapled paper covers, 16
pp., yellowed paper. Softbound. Good. Text is in Hebrew. a school reader. (74208)
$20.00
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich. Ne'arim: sipur. New York, Hotsa'at
Sofrim, 1922. Small octaco, stapled paper covers, 16 pp., minor wear to
the rear cover, front cover design by Saul Raskin. Softbound. Good. Text
is translated into Hebrew from the original Russian. Mikra'ot Ketanot
Hoveret Vav. Another school reader. (78245) $15.00
De Amicis, Edmondo. Min ha-Apeninim ve-ad ha-Andim. Frankfurt am
Main, Hotsaat Omanut, c. 1923. 16mo, soiled paper covered boards with
black lettering and illustration, small chip at the head of the spine,
63 pp., a few illustrations. Hardbound. Good. Translated into Hebrew
from the Italian by A. Almoni. A short tale by De Amicis adapted for the younger reader. Omanut produced art books and this volume, like their others, shows a more artistic aesthetic than most Hebrew publishers work. De Amicis wrote in the late nineteenth century in the vibrant atmosphere of a newly unified Italy. His works embodied both the nationalism of the time and a socialist bent that emerged in the middle years of his writing career. (77615) $35.00
Frishman, David. Shevilim: pirke sifrut le-Mikra ve-limud. B. David Frishman.
Berlin, Agudat bate-sefer Ivrim, 1920. Octavo, stapled paper covers, 16
pp., yellowed paper. Softbound. Good. Text is in Hebrew. (74207)
$20.00Melumad, N. Purim. Hagim: Gimel. Tel Aviv, A.Y. Shtivel, no date
(1960s?). Octavo, stapled paper covers, b/w drawings. Softbound. Good.
Text is in Hebrew. (78140) Another school text. $15.00
Gibel, Ya'akov. Sifriyah
le-bar be rav. Five fascicles: Hoveret Rishonah: Be-Lel Lag Ba-Omer,
Gibel. Hoveret Shniyah: Tefilat Ha-Rav. Hoveret Shelishit: Temunat Matan
Torah, by L. Fingold. Hoveret Revi'it: Shene Halomot, by L. Fingold.
Hoveret Hamishit: Huledet Ha-Ba'al-Shem-Tov. Five of eight pieces.
New York, Hotsa'at Ben-Or, 1920s?. 16mos, stapled paper covers, 8 + 8 + 8
+ 8 + 8 pp., b/w drawings. Softbound. Very Good. Text is in Hebrew,
(77618) a group of very small little booklets meant for children's hands based on holiday and Hasidic themes. $35.00
Melumad, N. Purim. Hagim: Gimel. Tel Aviv, A.Y. Shtivel, no date (1960s?). Octavo, stapled paper covers, b/w drawings. Softbound. Good. Text is in Hebrew. (78140) With reproductions of older dull illustrations as well as contemporary stylish line drawings by an uncredited artist. Part of a series by the author on the Jewish holidays. $15.00
Mendele Mokher Seforim. Shevilim: pirke sifrut le-Mikra ve-limud. Vav-Zayin. Mendele Mokher Seforim.
Berlin, Agudat bate-sefer Ivrim, 1920. Octavo, stapled paper covers, 32
pp., yellowed paper. Softbound. Good. Text is in Hebrew. (74209) Another school text.
$25.00
Pe'ulot Keren Edu'ard M. Tsheis
li-temikhat talmidim u-studentim be-Lita be-meshekh hamesh shenot
ha-limudim 1928/29-1932/33/ Report of the Activities of the Edward M.
Chase Student Aid Foundation in Lithuania. School Years 1928/29 -
1932/33. Kaunas/ Kovno, Edward M. Chase Student Aid Foundation in
Lithuania, [1933]. Duodecimo, paper covers, 48, 32 pp., b/w
frontispiece, tables. Softbound. Very Good. Text is in Hebrew and
English from opposite ends of the volume. (78292) Chase was a New Yorker actively interested in aiding the youth of Kovno, his home town. He put his own money into the project and solicited additional donations with modest success. I can't say what became of the fund or the school that it supported. $45.00
Sholem Aleichem. Ma'ot shel Hanukah: mishak be-shalosh temunot: Mishak be-Shalosh Temunot. Shalom-Alekhem li-vene ha-ne'urim. Tel Aviv, Dvir, 1928. Octavo, stapled paper covers with mild dog-earing at the open corners, 20 pp. Softbound. Good. Translated into Hebrew and adapted for schools by Y.D. Berkowitz. (78290) A short play adapted from the Yiddish by Sholem Aleichem's son-in-law. $35.00
Steinberg, Judah. Sihot yeladim: Kovets sihot mekoriyot li-yeladim. Warsaw, Hotsa'at Tushiyah, no date. Octavo, paper covers, 116 pp. Softbound. Very Good. Text is in Hebrew. With vocabulary notes in Russian. (78251) $35.00
Berdichevsky, Micah Joseph. Be-derekh rehokah: sipurim ve-agadot. Tel Aviv, Kupat ha-sefer, Undated [1920 or 1922]. Short octavo, stapled paper covers, 20 pp., small incidental drawings. Softbound. Very Good. Text is in Hebrew. Rare. A collection of short stories and tales adapted for younger readers. (78325) $75.00
Berkovitz, Y.D. Shevilim: pirke sifrut le-Mikra ve-limud. G. Y. D. Berkovitz.
Berlin, Agudat bate-sefer Ivrim, 1920. Octavo, stapled paper covers, 16
pp., yellowed paper. Softbound. Good. Text is in Hebrew. a school reader. (74208)
$20.00
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich. Ne'arim: sipur. New York, Hotsa'at
Sofrim, 1922. Small octaco, stapled paper covers, 16 pp., minor wear to
the rear cover, front cover design by Saul Raskin. Softbound. Good. Text
is translated into Hebrew from the original Russian. Mikra'ot Ketanot
Hoveret Vav. Another school reader. (78245) $15.00
De Amicis, Edmondo. Min ha-Apeninim ve-ad ha-Andim. Frankfurt am
Main, Hotsaat Omanut, c. 1923. 16mo, soiled paper covered boards with
black lettering and illustration, small chip at the head of the spine,
63 pp., a few illustrations. Hardbound. Good. Translated into Hebrew
from the Italian by A. Almoni. A short tale by De Amicis adapted for the younger reader. Omanut produced art books and this volume, like their others, shows a more artistic aesthetic than most Hebrew publishers work. De Amicis wrote in the late nineteenth century in the vibrant atmosphere of a newly unified Italy. His works embodied both the nationalism of the time and a socialist bent that emerged in the middle years of his writing career. (77615) $35.00
Frishman, David. Shevilim: pirke sifrut le-Mikra ve-limud. B. David Frishman.
Berlin, Agudat bate-sefer Ivrim, 1920. Octavo, stapled paper covers, 16
pp., yellowed paper. Softbound. Good. Text is in Hebrew. (74207)
$20.00Melumad, N. Purim. Hagim: Gimel. Tel Aviv, A.Y. Shtivel, no date
(1960s?). Octavo, stapled paper covers, b/w drawings. Softbound. Good.
Text is in Hebrew. (78140) Another school text. $15.00
Gibel, Ya'akov. Sifriyah
le-bar be rav. Five fascicles: Hoveret Rishonah: Be-Lel Lag Ba-Omer,
Gibel. Hoveret Shniyah: Tefilat Ha-Rav. Hoveret Shelishit: Temunat Matan
Torah, by L. Fingold. Hoveret Revi'it: Shene Halomot, by L. Fingold.
Hoveret Hamishit: Huledet Ha-Ba'al-Shem-Tov. Five of eight pieces.
New York, Hotsa'at Ben-Or, 1920s?. 16mos, stapled paper covers, 8 + 8 + 8
+ 8 + 8 pp., b/w drawings. Softbound. Very Good. Text is in Hebrew,
(77618) a group of very small little booklets meant for children's hands based on holiday and Hasidic themes. $35.00
Melumad, N. Purim. Hagim: Gimel. Tel Aviv, A.Y. Shtivel, no date (1960s?). Octavo, stapled paper covers, b/w drawings. Softbound. Good. Text is in Hebrew. (78140) With reproductions of older dull illustrations as well as contemporary stylish line drawings by an uncredited artist. Part of a series by the author on the Jewish holidays. $15.00
Mendele Mokher Seforim. Shevilim: pirke sifrut le-Mikra ve-limud. Vav-Zayin. Mendele Mokher Seforim.
Berlin, Agudat bate-sefer Ivrim, 1920. Octavo, stapled paper covers, 32
pp., yellowed paper. Softbound. Good. Text is in Hebrew. (74209) Another school text.
$25.00
Pe'ulot Keren Edu'ard M. Tsheis
li-temikhat talmidim u-studentim be-Lita be-meshekh hamesh shenot
ha-limudim 1928/29-1932/33/ Report of the Activities of the Edward M.
Chase Student Aid Foundation in Lithuania. School Years 1928/29 -
1932/33. Kaunas/ Kovno, Edward M. Chase Student Aid Foundation in
Lithuania, [1933]. Duodecimo, paper covers, 48, 32 pp., b/w
frontispiece, tables. Softbound. Very Good. Text is in Hebrew and
English from opposite ends of the volume. (78292) Chase was a New Yorker actively interested in aiding the youth of Kovno, his home town. He put his own money into the project and solicited additional donations with modest success. I can't say what became of the fund or the school that it supported. $45.00
Sholem Aleichem. Ma'ot shel Hanukah: mishak be-shalosh temunot: Mishak be-Shalosh Temunot. Shalom-Alekhem li-vene ha-ne'urim. Tel Aviv, Dvir, 1928. Octavo, stapled paper covers with mild dog-earing at the open corners, 20 pp. Softbound. Good. Translated into Hebrew and adapted for schools by Y.D. Berkowitz. (78290) A short play adapted from the Yiddish by Sholem Aleichem's son-in-law. $35.00
Steinberg, Judah. Sihot yeladim: Kovets sihot mekoriyot li-yeladim. Warsaw, Hotsa'at Tushiyah, no date. Octavo, paper covers, 116 pp. Softbound. Very Good. Text is in Hebrew. With vocabulary notes in Russian. (78251) $35.00
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