Two Books by Else Lasker-Schüler – Berlin, 1913-1919 – First Editions

Two books by Else Lasker- Schüler:
1. Hebräische Balladen [Hebrew Ballads] by Else Lasker-Schüler. Berlin-Wilmersdorf: A.R. Meyer, 1913. German. First edition.
Poetry book by Else Lasker-Schüler. An illustration by the author is printed on the front cover: Self Portrait.
[8] leaves, 18 cm. Paper somewhat dark. Stains. Several small tears at margins. Signature on the front cover.
2. Der Malik, Eine Kaisergeschichte mit Selbstgezeichneten Bildern [The Malik: the Story of an Emperor, with illustrations by the author]. Berlin: Paul Cassirer, 1919. First edition.
A pacifistic story written following World War I. The book includes illustrations by Lasker-Schüler.
102 pp, 23.5 cm. Good condition. Stains to binding and to endpapers. Slight tears to margins of binding and to spine.