Bassen, Hayim.

BACK TO GOD : A PLAY OF JEWISH LIFE IN NEW YORK

New York : [Publisher Not Identified], 1923. Item #37714

1st English Edition. Original Boards. 8vo. 186 pages ; 19 cm. “Bassen was (b) orn in Vasilkov, Ukraine. In July 1905 he emigrated to the United States and became a furrier. He published a drama, ‘Tsurik tsu zikh, drame fun idishn lebn in nyu york (New York, 1923) , ’ 186 pp. , which was translated into English as “Back to God: A Play of Jewish Life in New York. ” (Yiddish Leksikon, 2016) OCLC lists 15 copies worldwide. Small piece of spine missing. Hinges starting. Otherwise Very Good condition. (AMR-48-16A).

Price: $175.00