Rosenfeld, Morris; E. M. Lilien (illust.); Berthold Feiwel (transl.) Ephraim Moses Lilien
Reference : 23703
(1902)
1902 Berlin, Germany S. Calvary & Co.sd (1902),IN4 cartonnage decoré editeur,datable par un envoi manuscrit daté 1903, Hardcover Very Good-with no dust jacket Illustrated by E. M. Lilien. Erstes (1.)4°. 26,8 x 21,3 cm. 144,(3) S. Tausend Decorated grey cloth binding. Internally the text and illustration pages are in near perfect condition. Profusely decorated with b/w drawings by Jewish illustrator Ephraim Moses Lilien (1874-1925), an early active Zionist. This book was one of his earliest important commissions, but the fullness of his talent is already evident. Text in German. Wonderful B&W. Black, silver and gold designs on front and back covers. Picture available. Autorisierte Übertragung aus dem Jüdischen von Berthold Feiwel. 144 pages plus table of contents. Illustrated throughout with b/w drawings, full page borders and motifs in Art Nouveau style by Lilien. No date or edition. Buckram cloth covered boards with beveled edges. Embossed design of blue trees with white harp to front and to back. Blue lettering. Mit tlw. ganzs. Illustrationen u. Buchschmuck von Ephraim Mose Lilien. Der Zeichner, Graphiker u. Illustrator Ephraim Mose Lilien (1874-1925), von Beruf Schildermaler, war 1890-92 Schüler an der Kunstschule in Krakau und mußte aus Geldmangel diese sowie 1894 eine weitere künstlerische Ausbildung in Wien abbrechen. Über München, wo er Zeichner für "Die Jugend" war, kam er 1898 nach Berlin, schloß sich dem Kreis der "Kommenden" an und wurde als Illustrator von Borries von Münchhausens Gesängen ..
Selection de poemes yiddish de Morris Rosen ed (1862-1923) traduits en allemand par Berthold Feiwel et illustres de 10 gravures, dont 3 en double page, vignettes etencadrements ornementaux en noir a chaque page par le celebre illustrateur Art Nouveau d’origine polonaise Ephraim Moses Lilien (1874-1925) surnomme « le premier artiste sioniste ». Belle typographie gothique.39 "Songs of the Ghetto". Three sections: Lieder der Arbeit, Lieder des Volkes and Lieder des Lebens. Illustrated with reproductions of drawings and page-decorations in b/w by E. M. Lilien. Ephraim Moses Lilien (1874-1925), the father of Zionist iconography, became known for his unique blend of traditional Jewish symbols within contemporary styles, such as the Jugendstil (German Art Noveau). Translated from Yiddish into German by Berthold Feiwel. Text in Gothic script. Binding in good-, interior in very good condition.Early German edition of this widely read and respected work of poetry about impoverished Jews of the 19th Century. (an edition in Yiddish was published in 1898, the English language "Songs From The Ghetto" in Boston in 1899, and the first German Edition, Berlin 1902)