Book details: KINDER ZSHURNAL. VOL II (1-12, 1921-22) , III (1-12, 1922-23) AND XII (1-12, 1929-30) [THREE VOLUME COMPLETE, 36 ISSUES TOTAL]
$US 2500.00
Schaechter-Gottesman, Beyle, editor. Sholem Aleichem Folk Institute
KINDER ZSHURNAL. VOL II (1-12, 1921-22) , III (1-12, 1922-23) AND XII (1-12, 1929-30) [THREE VOLUME COMPLETE, 36 ISSUES TOTAL]
Imprint: New York: Shalom Alekhem Folks Shuln, 1921-1930
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
1st editions. Original publisher's boards. 8vo. Each issue is 31 pages. 26 cm. Features years 1921-1923 and 1929-1930 in 3 volumes. Periodical ran from 1920-1951. Features Yiddish literature (generally short stories) , along with illustrations and songs. Edited by Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman (1920-2013) , the well-known American Yiddish poet and songwriter. Schaechter-Gottesman won the 2005 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment of the Arts (the highest honor in the folk and traditional arts) . She was the first Yiddish poet to receive this honor (Wikipedia, 2019) . SUBJECTS: Children's literature, Yiddish -- Periodicals. OCLC lists 29 copies worldwide (OCLC: 10158059) . Boards are lightly worn. 1921-1922 volume is slightly more edge worn with repaired spine. Otherwise very good. Gorgeous rare set of 3 complete volumes. Price per volume. (YID-33-80-L)
Stock number:41108.