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YIDDISH JUVENILES FROM THREE CONTINENTS.

A small selection from stock of Yiddish juveniles in honor or Yom
Kippur[with thanks to my colleague for the idea]. It should be noted ,
however that these were all the products of presses which were
staunchly secularist, some, indeed, followers of Zhitlowsky, who
believed that the Jewish ethnic group could achieve continuity
through the Yiddish language and litereature, without religion. For
those who need them, I have included a few quite rare, early primers.

1. Anderson, H. Meises mit Ilustratsies, Di Shnei-Malach [Stories with
Illustrations, The Snow Queen] Trans. into Yiddish by der Nister.
Mexico City] Child-Literature Fund Shachna Kaplan, 1955. 12mo, 61Pp. +
Spanish TP. many vignettes. And full page illustrations. Only 1000
copies were published, as here , without dust jacket., VG/Fine. A
vanity publication, rather a bit late for the kind of distribuiton
envisioned. The number of Yiddish speaking children outside of
Argentinas and Mexico was very small by then and most copies were
pulped. It is a shame because it is a lovely and well produced book.
Not often the case when there were more readers. $150.00

2. [Aronson, Boris] Mazel, B. Beni / Kinder Roman [Benny a children's
novel] New York 1930, General non-party Yiddish folks shuls. 12mo, 156
[2]Pp. Num. Vigs. after B. Zeldn. Covering the front boards is a black
on gray abstract design incorporating elements of buildings and the
title. A stunning modernist design reminiscent of Torres-Garcia and
Mondrian. A Very Good copy. Rare. $400.00

3. [Children's Theatre.] [Boris Aronson, Illus.] Sholom Aleichem:
Chanukah Gelt, Kinder-Shpiel In Drei Stsenes Frei Instsenirt fun I. D.
Berkovitch. [Chanukah Money, Children's Play in Three Scenes, Freely
adapted for the Stage by...] Farlag Matones, 1925. 12mo, 32pp.
modernist decorative wraps, two 2 FP illustrations of stage sets + 10
Vigs. showing characters in costume, East European Jewish shtetl
types. Aronson's first theatrical publication in the u.s. later, one
of the most innovative and successful american stage designers.
unnoted in Aronson's biography/monograph. fine. $500.00

4. Budiak, Yiur.: Mein Kelbele [My Calf] Freely translated from the
Ukrainian by I. Ravin. Illustrated by I.D. Leouis, White Russian Govt.
Press, ND [Ca. 1917-22], 1000 copies printed. Oblong 12mo, UP [13Pp. +
2Pp. Ads], Litho. in color throughout, Pict. Clrd. wraps. Bound into
plain Bds., calf back, VG. Simple, intense, expressionist and
modernist color and drawing. A little gem, unnoted in NUC, not in
Yivo. Unique? $1250.00

5. Elbo, Leon: Di Yiddishe Shprach / A Yiddish Lehr-buch [The Yiddish
language a Yiddish study-book] 2nd Issue, 1st year of Pub. Gurewich,
NY, 1915, 12mo, IX, [1], 126 [6]Pp. Pub's. Ptd. Dec. Bds., cloth back,
inner hinges Rpd., OW Gd. Alef-Bet [ABC] by a distinguished children's
writer. Very early American Illus. Yiddish juvenile. The Arts & Crafts
influenced cover uses a repeated swastika pattern in a huge I shape!
$250.00
6. Kestner, Erich: Emil Un Di Drei Tsvilingen. Kinderfreind, Warsaw,
Numer 1 / 1938. 12mo, 48Pp. Pict. front wrap, Numerous large Vigs.
within. First Yiddish Edition, Authorized by the German publisher.
Slight sunning to front wrap, tiny chips to wraps, uncut and unopened,
VG. With an Ad on rear wrap for the forthcoming authorized
publication, in three numbers of "Emil and the Detective." Kestner
was one of the most popular pre-Nazi German childrens' book writers.
` $350.00
7. Libert, Sara L. Drawings by Nate Kozlovski: Vort und Bild Dus
Ershte Buch [Word and Picture, the First Book-all published.], Farlag
Matones, 1933. 4to, 78Pp. Pictures of every day objects and people in
the later pages with space to write Yiddish sentences with their
names. The cover, printed in three colors is a fine modernist design
incorporating text and some 55 of the small cuts, VG. $250.00

8. Raizen, Z. and A. Di Mutter Shprach [The Mother Tongue] A Metode
Tsu ernen Lezen Un Shreibn Yiddish [A method for learning how to read
and write Yiddish.]... Warsaw, Progress Press, 1914, 12Mo 78Pp. Many
Traditional vignettes of Jewish and Polish life. Printed wraps, Spine
with minor tears, OW VG. A very charming early, secular Yiddish ABC.
$450.00
9. Raizman, Isaac Z. Yiddish Illustrirte Hantbuch Ydich Sistema
sintetico-analitico Ortografia moderna Adoptado ao Portugues SAO
PAULO, "BUCH-PRESSE", 1934, 8VO 74 PP. Art Deco wraps, VG. 1ST
Brazilian Yiddish Primer. Filled with illustrations, many show
children in a tropical setting, tropical fruits and furniture in the
Portugese-brazilian taste, as well as traditional Sao Paulo
architecture "In the kitchen" shows women of color, another
illustration shows a child of color working in a tailor's shop. RARE.
` $300.00