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
Ecclesiastes – Bibliophile Edition, Copied and Illustrated by Ben Shahn – Paris, 1967 / Lithograph Signed by Ben Shahn
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Ecclesiastes, or, The Preacher, Copied & Illustrated by Ben Shahn. Paris: Trianon Press, 1967. English.
Collotype and hand-stenciling were used for the reproduction of the manuscript pages and illuminated chapter headings. The illustrations were reproduced in facsimile by a combination of lithography, collotype and hand-stenciling.
Copy X of 14 hors commerce copies (from a total edition of 240 copies). Bound in fine green leather boards; gilt lettering on spine. Fine, matching slipcase. Accompanied by a lithograph, hand-signed by Shahn.
23 pp., 33 cm. Good condition. Spine faded. Blemishes to slipcase.
Collotype and hand-stenciling were used for the reproduction of the manuscript pages and illuminated chapter headings. The illustrations were reproduced in facsimile by a combination of lithography, collotype and hand-stenciling.
Copy X of 14 hors commerce copies (from a total edition of 240 copies). Bound in fine green leather boards; gilt lettering on spine. Fine, matching slipcase. Accompanied by a lithograph, hand-signed by Shahn.
23 pp., 33 cm. Good condition. Spine faded. Blemishes to slipcase.
Bookplates, Bibliophile Editions, Prints
Bookplates, Bibliophile Editions, Prints