Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture

Coloring Booklets and a Children's Book – Published by "B. Barlevy", "Pressa", and "Ankor"

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Sold for: $125
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Four coloring booklets and a coloring book for children. Palestine, [ca. 1940s].
1. Ani Yalda Charutza, rhymes: S. [Shimshon] Meltzer, illustrations: L. [Lev] Dickstein. [B. Barlevy publishing], "Copyright Elivled", Tel-Aviv, [ca. 1940]. Illustrations in black and white.
[16] pp, 24.5X15 cm. Good condition. Stains. Wear and some tears to spine.
2. Coloring booklet for children no. P306, "Pressa" publishing, Tel-Aviv, [ca. 1940-1945]. Seen in the booklet are soldiers, destroyers, paratroopers, tanks, and a burning aircraft marked with a swastika. An illustration on the cover depicts children drawing tanks and aircrafts and a child in a British soldier's uniform painting a model of a tank. An illustration in color is printed on each spread side by side with the same image in black and white.
[14] leaves, 17X15 cm. Good condition. Some stains and creases.
3. Coloring booklet for children no. P305, published by "Pressa", Tel Aviv, [1940s?]. Simple drawings for infants. Two identical drawings are printed on most of the spreads, one in color and the other in black and white.
[12] pp, 17X16 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Some creases. Small open tears to cover.
4-5. David Shneur Paints for Children. "Ankor" publishing, [Tel Aviv, ca. 1950]. Two coloring booklets with illustrations by David Shneur. The title page of both booklets is identical (printed in different colors), but the illustrations in the booklets are different.
[12] pp per booklet, 28 cm. Good condition. Stains. Slight tears and open tears to margins of one booklet. Creases.
Children's Books and Games
Children's Books and Games