Raban ze'ev illus (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good- to fine condition. Later edition. Small oblong quarto. Unpaginated (24pp.). Raised brown leatherette boards with blind-stamped motifs, gilt lettering and engraved metal plate in repose, featuring the tower of David, on front cover. Beautiful color pictures transport the reader into the story. Our copy is in English and Hebrew. Color illustrated frontispiece depicting characters from the story of Esther. Illustrated throughout with 11 tipped-in color reproductions of artwork by Bezalel artist Zeev Raban. The final page contains the stamp of the Miriam Publishing House. Binding with light wear at corners. Light age toning of pages, not affecting tipped-in plates. Binding in very good-, interior in very good+, plates tipped-in plates in fine condition overall. Hebrew title: ???? ????, ??? ??..…

Hardcover. Zustand: vg- to vg+. First edition. Quarto. 15 unpaginated double-sided leaves (30 pages). Original half tan cloth spine over illustrated yellow-tan paper boards. Black lettering on the spine. Illuminated title page. This landmark Hebrew language children's book contains the 27 letters of the Hebrew Alphabet, by artist Ze'ev Raban, a founder of the Israeli Art and Crafts school and workshop, Bezalel. Each letter as appears a large historiated initial, illuminated and over-painted in gilt with illustrations surrounding. Each image is accompanied with verse in Hebrew by Levin Kipniss (1894-1990). Included in this work are the following letters/designs: "Het - Hasidah (stork)," "Vav - Vered (rose)," "Resh - Rimon (Pomegranate)," and "Ayin - Ez (goat) and Etz (tree)." Pages on heavy cardstock. Title pages in Hebrew and German. Text in Hebrew. Covers with some light rubbing to corners and edges. Minor smudges and stains to covers. Spine rubbed somewhat, with some closed tears, and light fraying to cloth at the head and tail of the spine. Ex-library ink stamp on the interior front cover. Gutter of interior front cover starting, near the top. Pages clean with images vibrant throughout. Binding in very good-, interior in very good+. Binding protected in modern mylar. Alternate transliteration: Aleph-Bet Hebrew title: ??????? Author(s): ??? ????, ???? ??????? Publication: ????? "????", ?'???..…

Hardcover. Zustand: vg to vg+. Folio. Unpaginated (28 double-sided leaves). Green cloth boards with elaborate designs, illustrations and lettering in gilt and silver, protected by modern mylar. Sumptuous gilt, silver and blue illustrated endpapers. A first edition in English and Hebrew of this work from acclaimed Israeli artist Zee'v Raban (1890-1970), illustrating the biblical book Song of Songs. The book was produced at the famous Bezalel Art School in Jerusalem were Raban taught and worked, and displays his noted and evocative style combining art nouveau and orientalist elements. The work is comprised of a total of 26 tipped-in reproductions after color images by Raban showing scenes from the biblical text, all finely accented in gold and silver and mounted on heavy stock paper. The images are all protected with tissue guards, each stamped with the published illustrated device. The facing pages of each plate contain the biblical text In English, printed in brown, with detailed and elaborate decorative borders, and hand-colored accents. A beautiful copy of a gorgeous work from one of the pioneering figures of Israeli art. Binding with some light rubbing to extremities. A few pages throughout contain minor damp stains, and/or smudges, mostly in the margins. A few light chips to the edge of the front endpaper. Images throughout clean and bright. Interior cover with a gift inscription to a previous owner. Interior gutters reinforced with japan tissue. Binding in very good, interior in very good+ condition overall. A very nice copy, protected in modern mylar. Hebrew title: ??? ?????? Author: ???, ??? Publication: ???????, ?????..…