Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial

The Book of Yonah – Illustrated Manuscript – Jerusalem

Opening: $300
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium
The Book of Yonah – illustrated and decorated manuscript, "written by Mary Simon – Jerusalem". Jerusalem [20th century].
Fine manuscript. Calligraphic script on light-bluish paper. Initial words written and decorated in red ink, with gilt letters.
Color illustrations of the fish (portrayed as a mythological creature with wings and horns) on pages 4-5, depicted while swallowing and regurgitating Yonah.
The title "Yonah" is lettered on the front cover within a decorative frame.
[1], 10 pages. 35 cm. Good condition. Stains. Leaves detached. Card cover.
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