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Jacob Schwad (Abraham Schwadron) Jewish Folklorist Letter and Autograph on Book “Die banalen Ansichten” 1924, German, Hebrew - Jacob Schwad (Abraham Schwadron) Jewish Folklorist Letter and Autograph on Book “Die banalen Ansichten” 1924, German, Hebrew Hand written letter on his official form in Hebrew, Jerusalem, Eretz Israel, size: 27.5 x 21 cm., yellow paper, bends, small tears to edges Abraham Schwadron (Jacob Schwad) original autograph on frontispiece of his book “Die banalen Ansichten und der tragische Tod des Ziegenbocks Jaraz. Eine philosophische Traumphantasie” Berlin, Benjamin Harz Verlag., 1924., First and only edition. 64 pp., size: 25.2 x 17.9 cm. Condition: wear, cracks tiny tears to cover; front cover detached, spine damaged; light staining to firs pages Weight: 190 gr. Although the title page lists “Jacob Schwad” as the author, the author was Abraham Schwadron, the folklorist. This work is a philosophical dream fantasy Abraham Schwadron (1878–1957) was a folklorist, collector, and Hebrew writer. Born in Zloczow (Zlochev), Galicia, into a well-known hasidic family, Schwadron grew up in a Zionist atmosphere. He studied with his uncle Shalom Mordecai Schwadron the gaon of Berezhany, but also finished high school and studied chemistry at the University of Vienna. In 1927 Schwadron settled in Erez Israel, where he devoted himself to publicist pursuits and to his unique collection of autographs and portraits of great Jews, which he began in his youth and bequeathed to the Jewish National and University Library, Jerusalem