Auction 4
Lot 099:
1. Pamphlet of halachot of kings and wars by the Rambam, copied from his Mishneh Torah, printed in Rome, 1480. With citations and corrections. Printed by Haaretz, around 800 copies. The pamphlet was never sold. The copy before us is unnumbered. Bialik Institute. Jerusalem 1955. 2. “Siberia”—poem by Avraham Sotzkover, with illustrations by Marc Chagal. The poem was written originally in Yiddish in 1936, in Vilna, and then translated into Hebrew by S. Shalom. The illustrations were drawn by Marc Chagal especially for this poem in 1950. The book was published by the Bialik Institute, 50 copies of the book numbered from Alef to Nun, signed by the poet and illustrator. The copy before us is neither numbered nor signed. Jerusalem 1950. 3. Mendeley Mocher Sefarim—list of his writings and letters. Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Institute for Jewish Studies. 1965. 4. Exhibit booklet for rare books from the collection of Dr. Leon Kolb and his wife, at the National and University Library. Hebrew University, 1977. 5. 12 Tribes of Israel, the Jewish Museum of Prague. Rare booklet on unique items in the museum with pictures, in English. Prague 1948. 6. Meirber exhibit—on the musician Giacomo Meirber (1791-1864), with pictures and a bibliography of his works. Berman Hall, National and University Library and the French Consulate, Cultural Affairs—Jerusalem 1965. 7. Haim Nachman Bialik—exhibit at the completion of 100 years from his birth. Bibliography about him and his writings. With pictures. Berman Hall, National and University Library and the French Consulate, Cultural Affairs—Jerusalem 1977. 8. 2 rare booklets with writings of Bialik on Hebrew University. Published by Palestine Friends of the Hebrew University. 1935. The whole collection is in very good condition.
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