Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
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Arthur Szyk – Two Books in Limited Editions
Opening: $250
Sold for: $400
Including buyer's premium
Arthur Szyk, two books in limited editions. New York, 1940s.
1. Ink & Blood, a Book of Drawing by Arthur Szyk. New York: The Heritage Press, 1946. English.
The book comprises a series of anti-Nazi caricatures by Szyk, drawn during WWII.
Seventy-four illustrated plates; including six plates in color – four plates represent the four Allied powers in the war, one plate condemns the White Paper policy in Palestine and one plate depicts the Warsaw ghetto uprising. The other plates are printed in sepia tones and comprise sharp political caricatures mostly dealing with Nazi Germany, the Axis powers, and the war against them. Color frontispiece, depicting Szyk at work. Lengthy preface by the writer Burt Struthers.
Elegant copy from a limited edition of 1000 inscribed copies signed by Szyk, leather bound.
[7] ff., 18, [1] pp., [1] f., LXXIV plates, 31 cm. Good condition. Several leaves slightly warped. Blemishes to binding. Slipcase heavily damaged, torn and fragmented.
2. The Book of Job, from the Translation Prepared at Cambridge in 1611 for King James I with a Preface by Mary Ellen Chase and Illustrations by Arthur Szyk. New York: The Limited Edition Club, 1946. English.
Eight color illustration plates by Szyk. Copy no. 1607 from a limited edition of 1950 copies, signed by Szyk on the colophon leaf. Fine, gilt-decorated, half-leather binding.
148 pp., [1f., 30.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains and blemishes to binding. Placed in gilt slipcase. Defects to slipcase.
1. Ink & Blood, a Book of Drawing by Arthur Szyk. New York: The Heritage Press, 1946. English.
The book comprises a series of anti-Nazi caricatures by Szyk, drawn during WWII.
Seventy-four illustrated plates; including six plates in color – four plates represent the four Allied powers in the war, one plate condemns the White Paper policy in Palestine and one plate depicts the Warsaw ghetto uprising. The other plates are printed in sepia tones and comprise sharp political caricatures mostly dealing with Nazi Germany, the Axis powers, and the war against them. Color frontispiece, depicting Szyk at work. Lengthy preface by the writer Burt Struthers.
Elegant copy from a limited edition of 1000 inscribed copies signed by Szyk, leather bound.
[7] ff., 18, [1] pp., [1] f., LXXIV plates, 31 cm. Good condition. Several leaves slightly warped. Blemishes to binding. Slipcase heavily damaged, torn and fragmented.
2. The Book of Job, from the Translation Prepared at Cambridge in 1611 for King James I with a Preface by Mary Ellen Chase and Illustrations by Arthur Szyk. New York: The Limited Edition Club, 1946. English.
Eight color illustration plates by Szyk. Copy no. 1607 from a limited edition of 1950 copies, signed by Szyk on the colophon leaf. Fine, gilt-decorated, half-leather binding.
148 pp., [1f., 30.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains and blemishes to binding. Placed in gilt slipcase. Defects to slipcase.
Bookplates, Bibliophile Editions, Prints
Bookplates, Bibliophile Editions, Prints