Lot 399
Baruch Schatz - Monograph – Jerusalem, 1925
Baruch Schatz, his life and creations, monograph. Part 1 (no other parts were published). Jerusalem: "Bnei Bezalel", 1925. Printed in "Oneon" printing press, Vienna. Hebrew and English. Signed and numbered copy (copy no. out of 300 copies).
An adorned edition on heavy, artistic, paper, prints of good quality.The book contains proverbs, biography and memoires by Boris Schatz. The text is in Hebrew, captions of works in Hebrew, Yiddish and English (edited and translated by Mordechai Narkiss). A metal plaque is embossed in the binding with a relief created by Schatz of Jews during prayer and an inscription about Jerusalem.
28 pp, 40 prints, 40 cm. Good condition, minor tears to borders of leaves. Binding in fair condition, detached. Spine falling apart, lower part – detached (exists).
