BERESHITH [= in the beginning, Genesis]

Krivochko, Abraham (A. Kariv, Avraham)(1 April 1900 Slobodka, Lithuania (then in the Russian Empire - 8 March 1976 Israel), edtior ; Babel, Isaac.

Verlag: Druckerei Gutenberg, Moscow-Leningrad (Berlin), 1926

Beschreibung

In Hebrew. 206 pages. 23 x 15.5 cm. Original cloth-backed color pictorial printed boards. See Israel Museum Catalog, Tradition and Revolution, number 66 (illustrated). The first publication of a Hebrew literary miscellany set up by a group of young Hebrew writers in the Soviet Union. Typeset in Leningrad, it was printed in Berlin, since Hebrew publishing was no longer possible in the Soviet Union. The work was edited by Abraham Krivochko (Avraham Kariv) and includes a story by Isaac Babel. The brilliant front cover was created by Tchaikov, a striking design of Revolutionary ideas. The letters of the title are dramatic, symbolically beginning and ending with the color red. "The combination of colors and theatricaly effects is striking. [the cover design] has the challenging element of a dramatic opening." See Ch. Abramsky, "Yiddish Book Illustraitons in Russia: 1916-1223" in Israel Museum Catalog, Tradition and Revolution, page 68. [2] 199 [5] pages. Last Punctuated Hebrew Book Distributed in Russia. Fine Condition. Genesis. Literary collection. Moscow-Leningrad, 1926. Printed in Berlin by Guttenberg press. Binding with colored illustrations. Literary collection, no other sections were published. Russian-style avant-garde illustration on the front cover by Joseph Chaikov. The group of authors who published this work could not find a printer in the Soviet Union who would agree to print a Hebrew book. The manuscript was therefore sent to Berlin for printing. Only a few printed copies were allowed back into the Soviet Union. Refer to: Y"Y HaKohen, Pirsumim Yehudi'im B'Brit HaMoetzet, Jerusalem, 1961, p. 39-40. Avraham Kariv was a writer, translator and literary critic. He was born in the town of Slobodka in Lithuania (then in the seat of the Russian Empire ) to Jacob Kriev. In his youth he studied at Telz Yeshiva and the Mir yeshiva. He studied at a seminary for Hebrew teachers in Odessa, moved to Moscow, where he taught Hebrew and writing. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 005660

Bibliografische Details

Titel: BERESHITH [= in the beginning, Genesis]

Verlag: Druckerei Gutenberg, Moscow-Leningrad (Berlin)

Erscheinungsdatum: 1926

Einband: Hardcover

Illustrator: Tchaikov, Joseph

Zustand: Very Good