Imber, Naphtali Herz. Sepher Barkai.
AUCTION 21 |
Thursday, December 04th,
2003 at 1:00
Kestenbaum & Company Holds Inaugural Auction of Hebrew Printed Books & Manuscripts at Their New Galleries
Lot 251
(ZIONISM).
Imber, Naphtali Herz. Sepher Barkai.
Jerusalem, M. Meyuchas (i.e. Mord. Edelman) 1886;
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
PRICE REALIZED $1,900
The first volume of poetry by Imber. Barkai (“Dawn”) contains the first appearance of the poem “Tikvateinu,” unofficial anthem of the early Zionist Movement and later adapted as the national anthem of the State of Israe with the name changed to Ha-Tikvah. For a detailed history of Imber’s historic poem and the course of its evolution and change of title to Ha-tikvah,, see M. Ravina, Hatikvah (1969).