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
Samson and Delilah, with Woodcuts by Robert Gibbings / The Ninety-First Psalm, with Woodcuts by Dorothea Braby – Two Bibliophile Editions Printed in the Golden Cockerel Press – England 1925/1944
Opening: $200
Sold for: $325
Including buyer's premium
Two books printed in the Golden Cockerel Press, England; with woodcuts. Limited editions.
1. Samson and Delilah, from the book of Judges. Berkshire, England, 1925. English.
The story of Samson and Delilah (abridged version of the story as it appears in chapters 13-16 of the Book of Judges), with woodcuts by Irish artist Robert Gibbings (1889-1958), owner of the Golden Cockerel Press during the years 1924-1933.
Copy no. 100 of 325 numbered copies.
[1], 17, [2] pp., 25.5 cm. Inscriptions on front endpaper. Browning to endpapers and stains to binding.
2. The Ninety-First Psalm. London, 1944. English.
The ninety-first Psalm, with woodcuts by British artist Dorothea Braby (1909-1987). Printed on high-quality paper and bound in white leather; green leather label, with gilt printer's device, mounted to front cover. Copy no. 33 of 50 leather-bound copies (in total, 350 copies were printed.) Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe bookbinders, London.
[4] ff., 23 cm. Good condition. Pencil inscriptions on front endpaper. Minor stains to cover.
1. Samson and Delilah, from the book of Judges. Berkshire, England, 1925. English.
The story of Samson and Delilah (abridged version of the story as it appears in chapters 13-16 of the Book of Judges), with woodcuts by Irish artist Robert Gibbings (1889-1958), owner of the Golden Cockerel Press during the years 1924-1933.
Copy no. 100 of 325 numbered copies.
[1], 17, [2] pp., 25.5 cm. Inscriptions on front endpaper. Browning to endpapers and stains to binding.
2. The Ninety-First Psalm. London, 1944. English.
The ninety-first Psalm, with woodcuts by British artist Dorothea Braby (1909-1987). Printed on high-quality paper and bound in white leather; green leather label, with gilt printer's device, mounted to front cover. Copy no. 33 of 50 leather-bound copies (in total, 350 copies were printed.) Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe bookbinders, London.
[4] ff., 23 cm. Good condition. Pencil inscriptions on front endpaper. Minor stains to cover.
Bookplates, Bibliophile Editions, Prints
Bookplates, Bibliophile Editions, Prints