HaMivta BeLashon Ha’Ivrit. <<* With:>> Reuven Brainin. HaSaphrut Ha’Ivrit Ve’Atidoteha.

Auction 95 | Thursday, November 11th, 2021 at 11:00am

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art

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BEN-YEHUDAH, ELIEZER.

HaMivta BeLashon Ha’Ivrit. <<* With:>> Reuven Brainin. HaSaphrut Ha’Ivrit Ve’Atidoteha.

<<FIRST EDITION.>> Two essays issued together. pp. 14, with publisher’s ad at end. Original printed wrappers. 12mo.

New York: for the Histadrut Ha’Ivri Be’America 1917

Est: $400 - $600

PRICE REALIZED $300

Two lectures presented at the inaugural convention of The Histadrut Ivrit of America: 1. Ben-Yehudah posits that the Sephardi pronunciation of Hebrew is more accurate than the Aschkenazi pronunciation. 2. Brainin discusses the future of Hebrew literature.