Moshe Leib Lilienblum – "Der Yidisher Veker" / "Zrubavel" – Odessa, 1877 – Yiddish

A play by Moshe Leib Lilienblum and a literary compilation edited by him (bound together). Odessa, 1887. Yiddish.
1. Der Yidisher Veker, a literary compilation edited by Moshe Leib Lilienblum, published by Y. H. Ravnitzky and Z. Z. Frankfeld. "Buchdrukerei der 'Odesski Viestnik'" printing press, Odessa, 1887. Yiddish.
Literary compilation edited by Moshe Leib Lilienblum, including poems and essays by Sholem Aleichem, Avraham Goldfaden, Y. H. Ravnitzky, Eliakum Zunser, Moshe Leib Lilienblum, and others.
2. Zrubavel, oder Shivat Zion, a drame in finf akten [Zrubavel, or Shivat Zion, a drama in five acts]. Printed by "Buchdrukerei der 'Odesski Viestnik'". Odessa, 1887.
Two booklets.[2], 164 pp; 55 pp. 20.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Fragile paper. Stains. Tears at margins of leaves, some open. Title page of "Der Yidisher Veker" is detached and torn, with text omission (margins and bottom part are lacking). A number of loose or detached leaves. Pen inscriptions on first leaf. The booklets are bound together (no wrappers and no binding). Strip of adhesive tape to spine.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Israel Mehlman.