Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
Including: sketches by Ze'ev Raban and Bezalel items, hildren's books, avant-garde books, rare ladino periodicals, and more
Book of Jonah – An Early Publication of the Soncino-Gesellschaft – Darmstadt, 1924 – Limited Edition, with Three Woodcuts
Opening: $100
Sold for: $125
Including buyer's premium
Der Prophet Jona [Book of Jonah], bibliophile edition with three woodcuts by Adam Antes (1891-1984). Darmstadt: Ernst Ludwig press and Kleuken publishing house, for the
Soncino-Gesellschaft der Freunde des jüdischen Buches ("Soncino Society of Friends of the Jewish Book"), 1924. German.
Bibliophile edition of the book of Jonah. Printed in the "Judith-Type" typeface, designed by the publisher and typographer Christian Heinrich Kleukens.
Copy no. 226/250 (numbered in colophon). According to the colophon, this is "the first special publication of the Soncino-Gesellschaft".
11, [1] pp., 25.5 cm. Good condition. Original cover, stained and slightly worn.
Soncino-Gesellschaft der Freunde des jüdischen Buches ("Soncino Society of Friends of the Jewish Book"), 1924. German.
Bibliophile edition of the book of Jonah. Printed in the "Judith-Type" typeface, designed by the publisher and typographer Christian Heinrich Kleukens.
Copy no. 226/250 (numbered in colophon). According to the colophon, this is "the first special publication of the Soncino-Gesellschaft".
11, [1] pp., 25.5 cm. Good condition. Original cover, stained and slightly worn.
Bookplates, Bibliophile Editions, Prints
Bookplates, Bibliophile Editions, Prints