Original Cloth. 4to. 149, [10] pages (159 pages total) . 32 cm. Edition. In Yiddish. Illustrated by Arthur Kolnik (wood engravings) , with reproduction of his 'Herz Grossbarts Recitations-Gestalten: 12 Holzschnitte' from 1933 at rear. Hertz Grosbard was a famous reciter of modern yiddish literature. Arthur Kolnik was born in Stanislaviv (today Ivano-Frankovsk) , Ukraine in 1890. Jewish painter and printmaker. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow in the studio of Professor Joseph Mehoffer. The artist was mobilized to serve in the army during World War I. Exhibited in the United States of America in 1921. Upon return Kolnik settled in Chernivtsi. In 1931 the artist moved to Paris. There he worked as an illustrator. Tel Aviv Art Museum organized a major exhibition of works by Kolnik in 1968. Kolnik died in Paris in 1972. Subjects: Elocutionists - Biography. Jewish actors - Biography. Yiddish literature - Appreciation. Grosbard, Herz, 1892-1994. OCLC lists 21 copies. Light wear to boards. Great condition. (ART-23-42)