Masa Chaim Weizmann

AUCTION 2 | Tuesday, June 03rd, 1997 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art Including Property from a Dutch Private Collector and the Late T. Nachum Gidal

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Lot 355

(TYPOPHILIA).

Masa Chaim Weizmann

ONE OF 330 NUMBERED COPIES (and not issued for sale). Initials in red by Franziska Baruch Paste-downs foxed, single worm-hole through extreme lower corner, original cloth-backed boards, light wear, covers bowed, tall 4to

Jerusalem: The Central Press for Mossad Bialik 11th Kislev (27th November) 1944

Est: $500 - $700

Chaim Weizmann’s stirring address before the Peel Commisssion, 11th Kislev 1936. This interesting piece of typography was issued to commemorate Weizmann’s 70th birthday. Colophon states this production to be the first book to be entirely produced in the Land of Israel