SY Agnon – "Yamim Noraim" and "T'mol Shilshom" with Dedications to Moshe Marx

SY Agnon – "Yamim Noraim" and "T'mol Shilshom" with Dedications to Moshe Marx
On the vorsatz of both books presented here are Ex-Libris labels "From the books of Moshe Ben Shimshon Marx" (designed by Joseph Budko) and facing them appear dedications handwritten by Agnon: in "Yamim Noraim"- "for my dear brother in law Moshe Marx, S.Y. Agnon" and in "T'mol Shilshom" – "for my dear brother in law Moshe Marx, greetings, S.Y. Agnon".
Moshe Marx (1885-1973) was a Jewish bibliographer and librarian, of Soncino Gesellschaft Society founders. His sister – Esther – was Agnon's wife.
1. Yamim Noraim, a book of customs, Midrash and legends for Rosh Hashanah and Yom HaKipurim and the days between them, edited by Shmuel Yosef Agnon. "Schocken" [Jerusalem], 1938. The typesetting for the book was done in Germany and printing was done in Jerusalem. Agnon considered "Yamim Noraim", a composition on which he worked for two and a half years, sixteen hours per day, as one of the highlights of his literary creations. In "Ma'ariv" newspaper from September 14 1956 Agnon is cited: "I was born on such and such a day, in such and such a place, I immigrated to Eretz Israel in such and such a year, I composed several books amongst them "Yamim Noraim". Attached: promotional leaf for an edition of all of Agnon's stories in four volumes and a greeting card (printed) from the author and Schocken publishing house. Volume 19.5 cm. Wear to binding. Front binding somewhat loose.
2. T'mol Shilshom (ninth volume of "All of S.Y. Agnon's Stories"). Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv: Schocken, 1946. Volume 19.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains.
From the collection of Arnie Druck.