SIMPLON: KINDER FUN PARMA: DERTSEYLUNGEN
Vilna: Naye Yidishe Folkshul, 1933. Item #41771
Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 15 pages, 23 cm. In Yiddish. Title translates to “Simplon” and “Children of Parma.” A Naiz-era Yiddish language studybook focusing on Maksim Gorky. Gorky (1868-1936) was a Soviet Russian writer and pioneer of the Socialist realism genre. Nice illustrated ad on rear for children's publishers Grinke Beymelekh ("Green Saplings") with a shouting capped newsboy hocking papers. SUBJECTS: Short stories, Yiddish. Selections. OCLC Number: 20069016. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (Harvard, FAU, NLI), none in New York and none west of Florida. Light edge wear and browning to wrappers. Overall good condition. Scarce (YID-33-64-L'ex).
Price: $325.00