Two rare booklets of stories in Yiddish by the author and member of the Enlightenment Ayzik Meir Dik. Vilna, 1869, 1870.
* Der Toyta Gest (The Dead Guest). Vilna 1869. [64] pages, 15×10 cm. About an incident that took place in the city of Macan in 1797. Rare, not in the National Library, and missing from the list of Ayzik Meir Dik’s books.
* Der Purim Shpeigel. Vilna 1870. [40] pages, 15 cm. A description of Purim customs in Yiddish. Rare.
Ayzik Meir Dik (1814-1893), known by his pseudonym Amad. An important author and member of the Enlightenment Movement from Vilna, and a folk historian. He published dozens of publications and books in which he collected folk stories about Jewish events in Poland and Lithuania, and described Jewish life with grace and humor.
Not bound. Aging stains, one leaf has a blemish on the upper corner. Fine condition.