Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

"Das Jahr des Juden" - Prints by Joseph Budko - Limited Edition Portfolio

Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Das Jahr des Juden, 12 Blätter von Joseph Budko. [Berlin, ca. 1920]. German.
"Das Jahr des Juden" - a portfolio with a dozen prints by Joseph Budko (mezzotint prints and etchings). Accompanying the prints is a leaf with the print titles and an introduction by Dr. Karl Schwarz. Printed in 40 copies. The present copy is unnumbered (the colophon states, in pencil, "probedrucke" - trial print).
All the prints are signed by Budko (one is signed in Hebrew as well); some are marked "probedruck". Two are dated - 1917.
[5] pp + [12] plates. Inserted in a cardboard portfolio with parchment spine and corners. Prints in different sizes, on different types of paper. Each print is placed in a passe-partout, 31.5 cm. Good overall condition. Foxing to portfolio, to some of the passe-partout plates and to some of the prints. Creases and stains to accompanying leaves.
Art, Art Books and Prints, Bezalel, Objects, Numismatics
Art, Art Books and Prints, Bezalel, Objects, Numismatics