Lot 248
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda – Autograph Dictionary Entry Draft – The Word "Maskit"
A handwritten leaf from the estate of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda. [Late 19th century or the first decades of the 20th century].
The leaf, presumably written as part of Ben-Yehuda's work on The Complete Dictionary of Ancient and Modern Hebrew – The Ben-Yehuda Dictionary, refers to the translations of the word "Maskit" in the biblical verse "apples of gold in pictures of silver" (Proverbs 25: 11).
Mounted on a leaf from a book, with an inked stamp and a postage stamp (presumably, the leaf was taken from the first edition of the book "Ben Yehuda Chayav UMifalo" by Chemda Ben Yehuda, ca. 1940. Each copy of this edition featured an autograph page by Ben-Yehuda).
[1] leaf, 22.5 cm (folded and mounted on a 19 cm leaf). Good condition. Creases and minor stains. Fold lines. Some tears to edges (mostly small).
