Lot 377
A Jewish Iconography / Anglo-Jewish Portraits – Alfred Rubens
Two lexicons of Jewish portraits by Alfred Rubens (1903-1998) – Collector and historian, director of the Jewish Museum in London from 1958-1983.
1. Anglo-Jewish Portraits, by Alfred Rubens. Published by The Jewish Museum, London, 1935. English.
Detailed catalog of Anglo-Jewish portraits, with many plates.
191 pages + [48] plates, 25.5 cm. Elegant binding, with gilt embossments. Gilt upper edges. Good condition. Foxing (primarily to first pages and margins). Few creases.
2. A Jewish Iconography, by Alfred Rubens. Published by The Jewish Museum, London, 1954. English.
Lexicon for Jewish art containing a bibliographic record of prints and drawings, most from Ruben's collection. Accompanied by many photos of the collection. Limited edition of 500 copies.
XVI, 160 pages + [32] plates, 25 cm. Binding with spine and vellum corners. Good condition. Few stains. Small tear to endpaper.
