Auction 34 - The Arnie Druck Collections
The Song of Songs – an Artistic-Bibliophilic Edition – New-York, 1990
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
The Song of Songs, edited and produced by Gunnar A. Kaldewey, New-York, 1990.
A bibliophilic edition of the Song of Songs book. The Hebrew text is printed on hand-made paper, with abstract illustrations by Kaldewey. An English translation of the text is printed in red ink on transparent paper. A leather binding, painted red, on its front a silver plaque with the book's title. One of 20 fine copies signed by Kaldewey, bound by Christian Zwang in Hamburg (in addition to the 20 bound copies, 35 copies were printed on separate paper sheets placed in a box). [16] leaves, 50 cm. Very good condition.
From the collection of Arnie Druck.
A bibliophilic edition of the Song of Songs book. The Hebrew text is printed on hand-made paper, with abstract illustrations by Kaldewey. An English translation of the text is printed in red ink on transparent paper. A leather binding, painted red, on its front a silver plaque with the book's title. One of 20 fine copies signed by Kaldewey, bound by Christian Zwang in Hamburg (in addition to the 20 bound copies, 35 copies were printed on separate paper sheets placed in a box). [16] leaves, 50 cm. Very good condition.
From the collection of Arnie Druck.
Artist's Books. Facsimiles. Bibliophilia
Artist's Books. Facsimiles. Bibliophilia