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Lekh-Lekha
by Szajewicz, Simhah Bunam; Nachman Blumenthal (introduction by)
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- vg- to vg+
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
Lodz: Tsentraler Yidisher Historisher Komisye Baym Tsentral-komitet fun Poylishe Yidn/ Centralna Zydowska Komisja Historyczna, 1946. First edition. Softcover. vg- to vg+. Octavo. 70pp. [4]. B/w photo-illustrated wrappers. B/w lettering on the front cover. A book of Yiddish poetry, published by the Central Jewish Historical Commission of the Central Committee of Polish Jews, not long after the end of the war, as part of their series of Yiddish literature publications. The author, Simhah Bunam Szajewicz (1908-ca. 1944) composed the title work while in the Lodz ghetto, and is believed to have died in the camps. The book is comprised of two main poems, "Lekh-Lekha" and "Friling 702". Includes introduction and notes from Polish-Jewish historian Nachman Blumenthal (1902-1983). Also included are facsimile reproductions of pages from the original manuscripts of the poems. Table of contents at the rear.
Text in Yiddish.
Wrappers with minor rubbing to extremities. Top left corner of the back cover lightly chipped. Interior with age toning to pages. Book block tight. Wrappers in very good-, interior in very good+ condition overall. Protected in modern mylar. Hebrew: לך לך , שאיעוויטש, צענטראלער יידישער היסטאָרישער קאָמיסיע ביים צענטראלער קאָמיטעט פון פוילישע יידן.
Text in Yiddish.
Wrappers with minor rubbing to extremities. Top left corner of the back cover lightly chipped. Interior with age toning to pages. Book block tight. Wrappers in very good-, interior in very good+ condition overall. Protected in modern mylar. Hebrew: לך לך , שאיעוויטש, צענטראלער יידישער היסטאָרישער קאָמיסיע ביים צענטראלער קאָמיטעט פון פוילישע יידן.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46693
- Title
- Lekh-Lekha
- Author
- Szajewicz, Simhah Bunam; Nachman Blumenthal (introduction by)
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - vg- to vg+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Tsentraler Yidisher Historisher Komisye Baym Tsentral-komitet fun Poylishe Yidn/ Centralna Zydowska Komisja Historyczna
- Place of Publication
- Lodz
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- Yiddish poetry, Yiddish literature, Polish literature, Holocaust literature,
Terms of Sale
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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- Octavo
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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