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Hardcover. 148 p. Bodoni type, col. initials; 8 col. pl. (frontis. dupl. on cover); 28 cm. Laid in: Heritage Club letter, Sandglass 16K VG ivory linen spine, toned, under tan canvas.Edgetorn gold case. color miniatures Arthur Szyk (illustratore).

Condizione: Very Good Plus. Copy No. 5 of limited edition of 1,500; signed by Arthur Szyk. xx, 550, [2] pp. With color plate illustrations for each character and a double sided illustration for the entire group in the front, all done by Szyk in his highly original, ornate, appealingly lurid, Durer-esque manner. Clean and tight. With paper decoration of a Medieval-style diaper featuring a quattrofoil and cameo within. Some wear to leather, more pronounced at tips, and somewhat gouped up at lower rear gutter where a clumsy restoration might have been attempted. Still attractive overall. Some edgewear to the slipcase, which as a box retains functional integrity and remains handsome, with similar diaper pattern to boards but a bit darkened. Quarter Leather over Decorated Paper on Boards; with slipcase Signed Limited Edition; First Edition Thus. …

Hardcover. Condizione: g+ to vg. Limited edition. 1/300. Octavo (8 x 6"). [6], iv, [4], 323, [3]pp. Later blue cloth, with gold lettering and ruling to spine. Original wrappers bound in. Color vignette to title page. In this remarkable French novel by celebrated author Pierre Benoit, a young woman rediscovers her Jewish heritage, becomes a Zionist and devotes her time and fortune to supporting Jewish settlers in Palestine. This work is magnificently illustrated throughout with fifteen full color illuminated letters as chapter headings representing the 12 Tribes of Israel, and twelve tissue-guarded full-color pochoir plates. These stunning illustrations are characterized by a rich diversity of colors and detailed presentation, deliberately referring to the medieval and renaissance traditions of illumination of manuscripts, with interspersed contemporary elements. Limited edition of 300 numbered copies on Velin d'Arches, of which this is copy No.43. Minor and sporadic scratches to covers. Fore-edge slightly stained (not affecting pages). Text in French. Binding in overall good+, interior in very good condition.…