Auction 34 - The Arnie Druck Collections

Song of Songs / Book of Ruth – Illustrations by Ze'ev Raban

Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
1. Song of Songs, illustrated by Ze'ev Raban. Published by "HaSefer", Berlin, 1923. Hebrew and English. First Edition. 26 color illustrations, pasted on the book’s pages, on the margins of the illustrations appears the printed text of the scroll. [31] pages, 34 cm. the body of the book is in good condition. Restored cover. Handwritten dedication on the first page.
2. The Story of Ruth, Graphically Told by Z. Raban, with an introduction by Prof. M. M. Kaplan. Published by American-Palestine Art Publishing Co., New York, 1930. English. The Book of Ruth translated into English, in decorated frames. Accompanied by ten plates with color illustrations by Ze'ev Raban. [13] pages, 31 cm. Good condition. Torn margins. Damaged binding. Not original binding, on its front pasted an illustration from the scroll and the name Louis Lipsky is stamped on it (the cover was made for him). On the inner side Ex-Libris of Louis Lipsky (1876 - 1963), a Zionist activist, journalist and editor in the U.S.
From the collection of Arnie Druck.
Artist's Books. Facsimiles. Bibliophilia
Artist's Books. Facsimiles. Bibliophilia