Auction 42 · Lot 160
HaGeto HaChadash (Das Neue Ghetto)
- Estimate
- $400–$600
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
HERZL, THEODOR
printer
Schuldberg & Partner
Place
Warsaw
Publication
1898
Description
FIRST HEBREW EDITION. A play in four acts translated from German to Hebrew by R[euben] Brainin
summary
In addition to his Zionist activities, Herzl was a noted playwright. He wrote some dozen plays, most of which dealt with social questions of the time.
Hebrew and Yiddish writer Reuben Brainin (1862-1939), received a traditional Jewish education in his birthplace of Liadi (Belarus). In 1909, Brainin settled in New York. See EJ, Vol. IV, cols. 1291-2
p. 63. Lightly browned. Contemporary cloth, faded. 8vo
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