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Aftergrowth and Other Stories
by Bialik, Hayyim Nahman
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Poor
- Seller
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1939. Translated from the original Hebrew by I.M. Lask 8vo size blue clothbound hardcover with dust jacket; 216 pages. From jacket: "(This volume) offers examples of the literary genius of the man who led the renaissance of Hebrew culture... Bialik was the Poet Laureate of the Jewish people for more than a quarter of a century... Of the five short stories which Bialik wrote in prose, this volume presents three... Aftergrowth proves Bialik's profound insight into the mental and emotional experiences of a child... In The Shamed Trumpet is related a story of a family whose life was ruined by the stupidity and corruption of the Czarist government... The Short Friday is a highly entertaining story about a pious and naive rabbi who, on the shortest Friday of the year, unwittingly wandered away from the straight path." Jacket is rubbed, sunned on spine and has wear and minor chipping. There is evidence of water damage to the underside of the front of dust jacket and to front cover underneath jacket. Pencilled price on fep. Dusty top and small stain on top of book. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Cloth. Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charity Bookstall
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001654
- Title
- Aftergrowth and Other Stories
- Author
- Bialik, Hayyim Nahman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Publisher
- Jewish Publication Society of America
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1939
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- jews; Jewish; Judaism; Hebrew; I.M. Lask;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Judaism and Jewish Interest;
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Newton, Massachusetts
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