Mary ellen chase preface (8 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Slipcase Acceptable. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Illustrated cream cloth boards with white cloth spine, in gold paper covered cardboard slipcase. 44 pp. Tipped in color plates throughout. The Book of Ruth from the 1611 translation of the Bible, accompanied by ornate color illustrations by artist Arthur Szyk. Book in VERY GOOD condition. Small area of faint orange discoloration to the upper front fore edge of the book. Very minor soiling. Slipcase scuffed, bumped and worn along the extremities, with minor soiling and staining.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket As Issued. Full brown, gilt-decorated leather binding, AEG, ribbon marker, 2 raised bands, tan moire endpapers. 148 pp. Color illustrations. Four page Easton Press Notes From the Archives laid in. Part of the Easton Press Collector's Library of Famous Editions series; 4to; 148 pages.…

Lex 8°, Gebundene Ausgabe. Zustand: Gut. 148 Seiten Seiten etwas nachgedunkelt, insgesamt gutes und sauberes Exemplar. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 847.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Slipcase. Hardcover in Very Good condition in a good slipcase. White leather shelf-back and tips, white vellum-like boards with gold illustrations, top edge gilt, printed on doubled leaved pages (French fold), 8 color plates by Szyk, signed by the illustrator on the limitation page, limited to 1950 copies, this being No. 146, gold foil slipcase with red felt lining and title on back edge. Light wear, spine ends worn, slipcase worn and rubbed but solid. Bookseller accession no.: 15106. Extra postage may be required for international shipping of this large volume.…

Hardcover. Limited Edition #1296/1950. Quarto, 148 pages. In Good condition. Bound in publisher's half white leather and tan paper boards with gilt label to spine. Heavy rubbing and wear along extremities. Cracking and flaking to leather of spine. Foxing to boards. Top edge of textblock gilt. Foxing throughout interior. Signed by Szyk and enumerated on limitation page in rear. Shelved in LECs. 1409913. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.…

Hardcover. Limited Edition #174/1950. Quarto, 148 pages. In Very Good minus condition and housed in publisher's worn gold paper slip case. Bound in publisher's quarter white leather and cream paper boards with ribbing and gilt decoration to spine. General rubbing and wear. Some discoloration along extremities. Tearing to paper on rear board. Signed by Szyk and enumerated on limitation page in rear of textblock. Shelved in LECs. From the translation prepared at Cambridge in 1611 for King James I. 1407920. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.…

Limited edition, no. 1017 of 1950 copies, signed by the illustrator; 4to (31 x 22.5 cm); 8 colour illustrations, signed by the illustrator to the limitation page, gilt capitals; publisher's cream half leather, white paper boards with gilt pictorial motif to upper board, spine lettered in gilt, housed in publisher's gold slipcase, spine of slip case chipping, touch of rubbing to leather spine; text in English; a very good attractive copy. Arthur Szyk (1894-1951) was a graphic artist, book illustrator, stage designer and caricaturist. He was born into a Jewish family in Lodz, in the part of Poland which was under Russian rule in the 19th century. He always regarded himself both as a Pole and a Jew. From 1921, he lived and created his works mainly in France and Poland, and in 1937 moved to the United Kingdom. In 1940, he settled permanently in the United States, where he was granted American citizenship in 1948. Szyk is best known for his political drawings, particularly of Hitler during his rise to power, as well as for his magnificent Haggadah, which was published in London in 1940 and was dedicated by Szyk to King George VI. The work was widely acclaimed by critics; according to The Times, it was 'Worthy to be placed among the most beautiful of books that the hand of man has ever produced'. The Book of Ruth is part of the Ketuvim ('Writings'), the third section of the Hebrew Bible. It tells the story of Ruth, a Moavian young woman who has converted to Judaism and became the great grandmother of King David. …