Beschreibung:

In the Heart of the Seas, a Story of a Journey to the Land of Israel by Shmuel Yosef Agnon, translated from Hebrew by I. M. Lask, with drawings by T. Herzl Rome. New-York: Schocken Books, 1947. English. In the Hearts of the Seas by S.Y. Agnon. English translation by I.M. Lask. Illustrated by Herzl Rome. Printed in 300 copies. The book opens with a handwritten dedication by Agnon: "To my friend Siegfried Moses, S.Y. Agnon". Siegfried Moses (1887-1974), a Jewish lawyer, economist and Zionist activist in Germany, one of the senior managers of Schocken enterprises. When he made Aliya to Eretz Israel he served as the first State Comptroller. 122, [2] pp, 24 cm. Good condition. Minor tears and creases at margin of some of the leaves, tears to spine. In a cardboard case.