Auction 93 Part 1 - Manuscripts, Prints and Engravings, Objects and Facsimiles, from the Gross Family Collection, and Private Collections
"Song of Songs" – French Language Bibliophile Edition, Illustrated by František Kupka
Opening: $300
Sold for: $575
Including buyer's premium
Le Cantique des Cantiques, Song of Songs, French translation by Jean de Bonnefon, illustrations by František Kupka. Paris: Librairie universelle, 1906. French.
Song of Songs, with illustrations by the Czech artist František Kupka (1871-1957), a pioneer of abstract art during the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Unnumbered copy of an edition of 517 copies.
82, [2] pages. Approx. 44.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Original paper cover, worn and stained. Marginal tears, reinforced with tape. New cloth spine.
Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv.
Facsimiles, Bibliophilia and Research Books
Facsimiles, Bibliophilia and Research Books