HA-TEKUFAH התקופה
Moskvah [Moscow] : A.Y. Shtibel, 1918. Item #43090
First edition. Original boards, 8vo, 678 pages. 26 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates as “The Season.”
Rare volume 1, published in the USSR, of the quarterly literary magazine Ha-Tekufah. Includes essays by Simon Dubnow, poetry, short stories, translations, and articles.
Ha-Tekufah was a “Hebrew periodical devoted to literary, scientific, and social subjects which appeared (first as a quarterly, then as an annual) intermittently between 1918 and 1950. Ha-Tekufah received the financial backing of Abraham Joseph Stybel, a philanthropist who had placed David Frischmann in charge of launching Hebrew literary projects on an unprecedented large scale. Accordingly, Frischmann established both the Stybel publishing house, and launched Ha-Tekufah, serving as the editor of both projects. The first volume of Ha-Tekufah appeared in Moscow early in 1918, before the Bolshevik regime had decided to suppress Hebrew literature. Frischmann published the works of the world's best authors and scholars. The literary standards of the periodical were high. Frischmann encouraged young authors, for example Eliezer Steinman. In all respects and not least for its beautiful graphic work, Ha-Tekufah was a rare phenomenon in Hebrew literature.” (Jewish Virtual Library).
SUBJECT(S): Hebrew literature, Modern -- Periodicals. Hebrew literature, Modern. OCLC: 25586768
Boards separated and pages edgeworn. Lacks backtrip (spine covering). Good Condition internally. (YID-46-7-’+).
Price: $150.00