Auction 34 - The Arnie Druck Collections

Krapp's Last Tape / The Crystal Goblet – Homage to Dr Moshe Shpitzer

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Two pamphlets dedicated to the memory of Dr. Moshe Shpitzer. Jerusalem, 1983, 1990.
1. Krapp's Last Tape by Samuel Beckett. Hebrew: Hilit Yeshurun. Jerusalem: Bialik Institute, 1983.
"This pamphlet is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Moshe Shpitzer…a polymath, a man of virtues in the fields of education and translation, master of Hebrew books design, in appreciation for his contribution to the Bialik Institute". Copy no. 13 from an edition of 96 copies, printed on hand-made paper. Attached is an original etching by Aigdor Arikha, portrait of Samuel Beckett, numbered 23/96. Hilit Yeshurun's signature on front cover. [16]pp, [1] etching. 23 cm. Good condition.
2. The Crystal Goblet, or Printing should be Invisible, by Beatrice Warde. Hebrew translation: Moshe Shpitzer. Jerusalem: Shalom Yehuda printing press, 1990.
Copy no. 28 from an edition of 48 numbered copies, dedicated to the memory of Dr. Moshe Shpitzer. Signed by the printer, Yehuda Miklaf. [4], 10, [2] pp, 24 cm. Good condition.
From the collection of Arnie Druck.
Artist's Books. Facsimiles. Bibliophilia
Artist's Books. Facsimiles. Bibliophilia