Abraham Sutzkever; Jacob Sonntag — Siberia

London, New York, Toronto, Abelard-Schuman, 1961 . First edition. Cloth. The first translated edition, first printing of a poem by A. Sutzkever with illustrations by Marc Chagall. The first translated edition of Siberia by Abraham Sutzkever, translated from the Yiddish and introduced by Jacob Sonntag.In original publisher's cloth binding and clipped dust wrapper.With eight drawings and a letter on the poem by Marc Chagall. Collated, complete.Abraham Sutzkever was a twentieth century Yiddish poet. He was a holocaust survivor and fan of the work of Marc Chagall, a Jewish modernist artist.Includes undated ink inscription from prior owners to the first free endpaper. In original publisher's cloth binding and clipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. The dust wrapper is slightly worn and has a couple of minor tears. There is some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Includes undated ink inscription from prior owners to the first free endpaper. Near Fine . Ill.: Marc Chagall. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.