BRODOVSKII, Gr[egory A.], ZUSMAN, A. (ed.).
Palestina. [Geographical overview with a map of Palestine].
Odesa, "Palestina", 1906.
The magnificent cover illustration is by Mikhail (Mordechai) Isaakovich Solomonov (1872—1942) a Jewish-Soviet artist, who studied art in Odesa and first exhibited his work in the city in 1897. In the 1900s Solomonov exhibited regularly and illustrated posters and books, among other he illustrated the Jewish journal in Yiddish 'Kadima'. He became especially proficient in illustrating book covers, instantly recognisable by his Art Nouveau style, and was awarded for his drawings by the Odesa Academy of Fine Arts (today known as Grekov Odesa Art School). In Soviet times the artist's explicitly Jewish surname was often omitted from the covers he illustrated. From the 1910s Solomonov lived, worked and taught in Leningrad. For more than three decades he occupied the same room in a communal flat until his death during the 1942 siege of the city.
First edition, 8vo (19.2 x 13.8 cm), restored publisher's illustrated boards, bottom edge closely shaved with some loss to text on the cover, but no loss to pages' text, small marginal tears to map; text in Russian; 40 pp., one folding map.
Stock code 113890
DELIVERY & RETURNS
We accept returns within 30 days of purchase. Please note that all items must be returned in their original condition, including all tags and packaging. Shipping costs are non-refundable.
Palestina.
[BRITISH MANDATE]. SAMUEL, Herbert.
Palestine. Report of The High Commissioner of the Administration of Palestine, 1920-1925.
1925.
Report to the Secretary of State for the Colonies by Herbert Samuel, The High Commissioner of Palestine at the time.
$786.00
[ZIONISM].
Zionisten-Congress in Basel
1898.
The First Zionist Congress Official Protocol, a key document of early Zionist history.
$1,025.00
SZYK, Arthur.
Visual history of Israel.
1948.
Colour lithograph signed by Arthur Szyk, printed in New York in 1948.
$410.00
MONTEFIORE, E.L.
[Portrait of Sir Moses Montefiore].
1819.
Portrait etching of Sir Moses Montefiore, created by his relative Eliezer Levi Montefiore - a businessman, etcher and gallery director born in the West Indies.
$820.00
