Manger, Itzik

AUCTION 15 | Tuesday, March 12th, 2002 at 1:00

Fine Hebrew Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art The Property of Various Owners

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Lot 334

Manger, Itzik

Der Schneider-Gezeln Nota Manger Zingt [“The Tailor-Lad Nota Manger Sings”]. Original pictorial printed wrappers. Photographic frontispiece portrait of Nota Manger. Inscribed by the author to Margaret (Waterhouse) on title. pp. 136. Lightly browned. Original printed wrappers, frayed at edges. 8vo. London, Ararat, 1948. * Lid un Balade [“Songs and Ballads”]. Illustrated title page designed by Chaim Gross printed in red ink. Woodcut text illustrations by Ilya Schor. A DELUXE EDITION, printed on special green paper for Margaret Waterhouse, author’s bust portrait embossed on boards. Inscribed by author to Margaret Waterhouse on front free endpaper, signed by author below dedication on p.3. pp. (4), 486, (10). Original gilt-ruled embossed marine cloth. 4to. New York, Martin Press, 1952. * Noente Geshtaltn un Andere Shriftn [collected prose work]. Frontispiece portrait of Itzik Manger, signed by author below portrait. Inscribed by the author to Margaret Waterhouse on title. pp. 552. Original gilt-titled cloth. 4to New York, Schulsinger Bros., 1961

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Est: $2,000 - $2,500

Itzik Manger (1909-1969), Yiddish poet, playwright and novelist, was born in Czernowitz, moving to London in 1939 to escape Nazi persecution. From there, he moved to New York in 1951 and finally settled in Israel in 1967. He is one of the finest Yiddish writers of the 20th century. All three works here are presentation copies from Manger to his close personal friend Margaret Waterhouse. Noente Geshtaltn un Andere Shriftn was first printed in Warsaw in 1938. In this volume, Manger paid tribute to Goldfaden, Eliakum Zunser, Berl Broder and other important Yiddish writers. The 1961 edition contains additional material