AHAD HA-'AM אחד העם
Warsaw: Hotsa'at Sifrut, 1910. Item #43425
First edition. Original paper wrappers, 8vo, 42 pages, includes illustrations, 23 cm. In Hebrew.
An essay by Yeruham Fisher Lachower on the writings of Ahad Ha'am, the highly influential Zionist leader and thinker. The essay was published as part of the Bnei Hador series, which chronicled the writing and thinking of many influential writers and thinkers, and was published by Lachower’s publishing house Sifrut.
“Yeruham Fishel Lachower was born in Horzel, western Poland. He published his first article in the newspaper Ha-Tsefirah, analyzing the poetry of Sha’ul Tchernichowsky. From 1906 to1907, Lachower contributed review essays on Hayim Nahman Bialik and Ahad Ha-Am to Yosef Hayim Brenner’s monthly Ha-Me‘orer, and published other criticism on the burgeoning Hebrew literature…
…In 1907, Lachower moved to Warsaw with the aim of devoting himself to the world of literature. Although acquainted with Hillel Zeitlin and Y. L. Peretz, he was especially close to David Frishman, who encouraged his writing. Within a short time, Lachower became a prominent publisher and editor, at first with the backing of Frishman and later on his own. Until the outbreak of World War I, he was occupied with the founding (with Frishman) and editing of the literary weekly Reshafim (1908–1910), the journal Sifrut (1909–1910), and the anthology Netivot (1913). At the same time, he launched the Sifrut and Ahisefer publishing companies, issuing dozens of books, both original Hebrew compositions and translations” (YIVO)
SUBJECT(S): Ahad Ha'am, 1856-1927. OCLC: 19193398. OCLC locates only 5 libraries worldwide with holdings [UFlorida, Harvard, UMichigan, HUC, ICZ (Zurich)]
Covers lightly worn and sunned with some markings but otherwise a very good copy. Good+ Condition. (YID-48-110-’ggxcclem).
Price: $250.00