Jakob Steinhardt — Gleichnisse

Berlin, Verlag fur Judische Kunst und Kultur Fritz Gurlitt, 1920. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating first edition collection of parables, illustrated with marvellous woodcuts by Jakob Steinhardt. 'Gleichnisse', or 'Parables', comprises eight short stories, richly illustrated with woodcuts.Jakob Steinhardt (1887-1968) was a German-born painter and woodcut artist. His woodcuts mostly depicted subjects from the Bible and of Jewish interest; this resulted in his immigration to Palestine in 1933, after having been harassed by the Nazi-dominated police. The largest collection of his work can be found at the Jewish Museum, Berlin.Translated into German by Alexander Eliasberg.A first edition of this work.Published before the Nazi Party's ban and subsequent burning of Jewish literature and art, this is an interesting glimpse into German-Jewish art of the early twentieth century. In a quarter cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with some occasional marks to the front board and a little wear to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are a little spotted, but generally bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Jakob Steinhardt. Very Good Indeed .