Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Book of Esther with Illustrations - Zurich, 1918 - Bibliophilic Edition

Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,063
Including buyer's premium
Liber Estherae / Book of Esther, Illustrated and Decorated by Yosef Kaplan and S. Mohr. Zurich: Ahaliab, 1918.
Vowelized Book of Esther, accompanied by six plates of illustrations by Sigismundi Mohr. Title page illustration and decorative titles throughout the text by Yosef Kaplan. The decorations and illustrations are all hand-colored.
Preceding the title page is an illustrated page, also hand-colored, in the center of which is a handwritten dedication (in German) from the publishers, in honor of S. Ginzburger. Bound in a fine vellum binding. The title page illustration is printed on the front cover (hand-colored).
[1] leaf, 32 pp, 21 cm. Top edges gilt. Bound with cloth bookmark. Good condition. Binding slightly distorted.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Simon Cohen.
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