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Habima Hebräisches Theater
by Diebold, Bernhard (Introduction)
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- g+ to vg
- Seller
-
Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
Berlin: Heinrich Keller, 1928. First edition. Softcover. g+ to vg. Octavo. 17 (3)pp., 32 plates. Original pictorial wraps with black lettering on cover and spine. Habima (Stage/Bühne) is the name of Hebrew Moscow Theater performing plays translated from Russian and Yiddish into Hebrew. In his introduction Diebold writes about the Hebrew language and its application at the Habima, the gesture as the style of a people, the cultural community of the Jews and their expression in the theater. Diebold goes on to elaborate on the Chassidic legend of the Dybbuk, the Golem by Rabbi Löw and the Wandering Jew from medieval folklore. A brief history of the Habima from its inception at the beginning of the Russian Revolution to date concludes the introduction. Illustrated with 32 full-page b/w offset reproductions of actors in costumes from the plays Dybbuk, the Wandering Jew, the Golem and Jacob's Dream at rear preceded by a list of all plates. The best illustrated work on the company. Contains publisher's advertisements on inside flaps and back cover. Wraps with some wear along edges, small chips and rubbed. Text pages slightly age toned. Wraps in overall good+, interior in very good condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43182
- Title
- Habima Hebräisches Theater
- Author
- Diebold, Bernhard (Introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - g+ to vg
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Heinrich Keller
- Place of Publication
- Berlin
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
- habima theater, Hebrew theater, Russian Hebrew theater, photography, theater stills
Terms of Sale
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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- G+
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- Offset
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- Octavo
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- Good+
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- Flap(s)
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- Pictorial Wraps
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- Spine
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