First edition. Period Black boards with gold gilt lettering on spine. 8vo, 64 pages. 22 cm. In Yiddish. Title translates to "Earth-woe". Max Hershman's scarce first book of poetry. Hershman was born in Ukraine (1891) and from 1911 onward lived in London. He contributed frequently to Yiddish newspapers and published two other books. OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (Bayerische Staatsbib. ) . Ex-library with only two faint numerical stamps on notes pages and last page. Very Good Condition. (YID-23-7)