Online Auction 02 - Rare Books, Bibliophilic Editions and Art

Customs and Traditions of Venetian Jews - Bernard Picart - Berlin, 1927

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Bilder aus dem Leben der Juden in Venedig Ausgangs des XVIII Jahrhunderts / nach den Stichen von Novelli [Scenes of Jewish Life in Venice in the Eighteenth Century, After Etchings]. Berlin: Literarisches Institut für Kunst und Wissenschaft, [1927.[
Portfolio with six etchings after Bernard Picart, depicting Jewish customs in Venice: Jewish wedding, funeral, Passover Seder meal, and more. With texts in French and Italian and verses in Hebrew. Introduction by Otto Ebstein.
[6] etching plates + [4] pp (title page and introduction). 35X44 cm. Inserted in fine cloth-covered portfolio. Good condition. Light defects. Creases to leaf margins. Tears to upper margins of title page and introduction pages. Stains to portfolio.
Rare Book, Bibliophilic Editions and Art
Rare Book, Bibliophilic Editions and Art