Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
The Jerusalem Haggadah – Verona, 1997 – Impressive Bibliophile Haggadah, Illustrated by Yael Hershberg
Opening: $500
Sold for: $2,125
Including buyer's premium
The Jerusalem Haggadah. Illustrations and design: Yael Hershberg, calligraphy: Yitzchak (Izzy) Pludwinski. Verona: Aryeh Editions, 1997. Hebrew and English.
Passover Haggadah, with calligraphy by Yitzchak (Izzy) Pludwinski and illustrations by Yael Hershberg. Impressive color illustrations, with gold-leaf, depicting architectonic details of neighborhoods in Jerusalem and floral ornaments.
Copy no. IV out of 50 "Ad Personam" copies numbered in Roman numerals, signed by the artist Yael Hershberg (a total of 550 signed and numbered copies were printed).
Including the commentary volume: "The Jerusalem Haggadah, Gateway to the Haggadah", with photographs taken by Oded Antman and explanations about the inspiration for each of the illustrations, by Prof. Mark Michael Epstein.
Enclosed: a promotional portfolio with four leaves out of the Haggadah, signed by Yael Hershberg in pencil.
Haggadah: [35] leaves. Commentary volume: 76, [62] pp. 39 cm. Very good condition. The Haggadah is bound in a leather binding and the commentary volume is bound in a cloth-covered binding, with leather spine. Both volumes are housed in a matching slipcase. Minor blemishes to case.
Passover Haggadah, with calligraphy by Yitzchak (Izzy) Pludwinski and illustrations by Yael Hershberg. Impressive color illustrations, with gold-leaf, depicting architectonic details of neighborhoods in Jerusalem and floral ornaments.
Copy no. IV out of 50 "Ad Personam" copies numbered in Roman numerals, signed by the artist Yael Hershberg (a total of 550 signed and numbered copies were printed).
Including the commentary volume: "The Jerusalem Haggadah, Gateway to the Haggadah", with photographs taken by Oded Antman and explanations about the inspiration for each of the illustrations, by Prof. Mark Michael Epstein.
Enclosed: a promotional portfolio with four leaves out of the Haggadah, signed by Yael Hershberg in pencil.
Haggadah: [35] leaves. Commentary volume: 76, [62] pp. 39 cm. Very good condition. The Haggadah is bound in a leather binding and the commentary volume is bound in a cloth-covered binding, with leather spine. Both volumes are housed in a matching slipcase. Minor blemishes to case.
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