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1928 · 38185 — Palestine Art Distributors New York Copyright By Miller-Lynn Publishing Co. New York Jerusalem 1928. First edition. Original blue publisher’s cloth large square. 8vo 16 leaves with 15 tipped in plates. Text in Hebrew.<br> Each leaf contains a tipped in color print by Raban in the classic style with English text in a gilt Bezalel style “frame†on the facing page. Title translates as "Chagaynu. Our Holidays: A Picture Book. Drawn by Z Raban of the Bezalel Art school Jerusalem." <br> Chagaynu meaning Our Holidays includes 14 plates featuring gorgeous color illustrations by Raban all showing Jewish holidays throughout the year. Each illustration includes with it a poem by Israeli children's author and poet Levin Kipnis "Avi-Shai". Each color plate is protect by tissue guards. <br> Raban the artist is regarded as a leading member of the Bezalel school art style in which artists portrayed both Biblical and Zionist themes in a style influenced by the European Jugendstil similar to Art Nouveau and by traditional Persian and Syrian styles. <br> Israel Museum Catalogue Bezalel number 1348; Yeshiva University Museum Catalogue Raban Remembered number 78. <br> OCLC: 254162436. <br> Dime-sized stain on front end papers bookplate no other markings. Light wear to boards Very Good Condition. art-21-8. Palestine Art Distributors New York Copyright By Miller-Lynn Publishing Co. , New York, Jerusalem unknown