Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Ben Shahn – Ecclesiastes – Deluxe Edition – Two Signed Lithographs

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Ecclesiastes, or the Preacher, copied and illustrated by Ben Shahn. Paris: Trianon Press, 1967. Hebrew and English.
The Book of Ecclesiastes, written and illustrated by Jewish-American artist Ben Shahn. The book was published in an edition totalling 240 copies. The present copy is from the deluxe edition of 26 copies, including 2 original lithographs signed by the artist and a portfolio with a set of the illustrations and a series of progressive states of one of the plates. The book and portfolio are held in the original cardboard case.
[46] pp, [2] signed lithographs, [8] plates, [28] prints (progressive states), 33 cm. Good condition. Damage to cardboard box, one side missing.
Bibliophilia and Art Books, Prints, Israeli and International Art
Bibliophilia and Art Books, Prints, Israeli and International Art