Online Auction 010 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Three Bibliophile Books – Vienna-Philadelphia-Jerusalem – 1921-1960 – Illustrations

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Sold for: $113
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Three illustrated bibliophile books:
* Book of Jonah, woodcuts by Jacob Steinhardt. Calligraphy by Francesca Baruch. Published by the "Jewish Publication Society of America". Philadelphia, 1953. Hebrew and English.
Book of Jonah, calligraphy by Francesca Baruch in Hebrew and English, with woodcuts by Jacob Steinhardt. Enclosed is a single leaf with an introduction about the book of Jonah by Dr. Haim Greenberg, printed on both sides, in English and Hebrew.
[20] leaves, 33.5 cm. Good condition. Dark stains to paper wrapper.
* Das Buch Jona. Vienna: Neuer Graphik der Ritola Verlag A.G., 1921. German.
Book of Jona, German translation. Facsimile of calligraphy by Julius Zimpel, with 17 black and white lithographs by Uriel Birenbaum, signed in pencil. Numbered copy, 15/300. Signed by Zimpel and Birenbaum in the colophon.
[22] leaves, 43.5 cm. Good condition, Foxing. Vellum spine. Damage to binding.
* "Kelev Chutzot", small section of "Temol Shilshom", by S.Y. Agnon. Illustrations by Avigdor Aricha. Jerusalem: Tarshish Publishing, 1960.
A book with 12 out of 80 chapters of the novel "Temol Shilshom" by Shmuel Yosef Agnon. Illustrations by the artist Avigdor Aricha.
96 pp, 27 cm. Good condition. Stains and tears to cover.
Art – Prints and books, German Literature and Bibliophile Books
Art – Prints and books, German Literature and Bibliophile Books