Lot 112
Passover Haggadah / Hallelujah – Ben Shahn
Two books in limited editions, with illustrations by Ben Shahn (1898-1969),Jewish-American painter, photographer and graphic designer.
1. The Haggadah for Passover. Passover Haggadah illustrated by Ben Shahn. Translation, introduction and historical notes by Cecil Roth. Paris-London: The Trianon Press, 1966. Hebrew and English.
Passover Haggadah, with remarkable illustrations by Ben Shahn. Copy no. 146 out of an edition of 228 copies printed on heavy paper of good quality. Contained in a fine box, parchment covered. 135 pp, XXIII, [1], pp (separate sheets folded into two), 39 cm. Good condition.
2. Hallelujah, 24 lithographs by Ben Shahn. New-York: Kennedy Graphics, 1970. English, French and Hebrew.
Shahn completed the work on "Hallelujah", illustrations for the 150th psalm, shortly before his death and they represent his last completed work. This copy is numbered 194/200 (total of210 copies were printed). Introduction by Bernarda Bryson and a letter to Shahn by Fernand Mourlot in French and English. [33] leaves, 43 cm. In a fine case, cloth covered with a golden embossing: "Hallelujah, Ben Shahn". Good condition.
From the collection of Arnie Druck.
