Auction 019
Online Auction 19 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
Jun 4, 2019
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LOT 264:
Two Letters Hand-Signed by Chaim Nachman Bialik – "Dvir" Publishing House – Tel-Aviv, 1927/1930
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Two letters, typewritten on the official stationery of the "Dvir" Publishing House, by Chaim Nachman Bialik, one of the founders of the publishing house. Tel Aviv, 1927/1930
1. A letter by Bialik to the Zionist Raphael Grushkin from the city of Vilkomir in Lithuania, with a rejection of Grushkin's request from the "Dvir" Publishing House to publish his book. Dated: 22.4.1927.
[1] leaf, approx. 22x19 cm. Good condition. A few stains. Fold lines and creases. Minor tears to edges. Stamps.
2. A letter by Bialik to the Hebrew education network "Tarbut" in the city of Kovna [Kaunas], Lithuania, presumably, as a response to an invitation to visit the city: "If G-d leads me again to foreign countries, I hope not to pass over your country and your city". Dated: March 28, 1930.
[1] leaf, approx. 22.5x14.5 cm. Good condition: Stains. Vertical fold line. Minor creases and small tears along the edge. Stamps.
