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The Book of the Prophet Isaiah in The King James Version [SIGNED]
by Gross, Chaim (Watercolors by); Franklin H. Littell (Introduction by)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- f to vg
- Seller
-
Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1979. Limited First edition. Hardcover. f to vg. 1/2000. Folio. [2], XI, [1], 121, [3]pp. Original half cream calf over brown cloth, with gold lettering to spine and front cover. Top edge maroon. Book housed in its original matching cardboard slipcase, with gilt lettering on spine. Color frontispiece. Limitation page handsigned and numbered by artist Chaim Gross.
The Old Testament prophetical Book of Isaiah has long been recognized as one of the most poetic and melodic portions of the Bible. In this work, noted sculptor and graphic artist Chaim Gross (1904-1991) accentuates these qualities with eleven lyrical watercolors which bring the words of the King James Bible to dramatic, visual life. One of 2,000 copies, of which this is No. 640.
Moderate and sporadic rubbing and closed tears along edges of slipcase. Head and tail of spine of binding slightly rubbed. Slipcase in overall fair to good-, binding in good+ to very good, interior in very good condition.
The Old Testament prophetical Book of Isaiah has long been recognized as one of the most poetic and melodic portions of the Bible. In this work, noted sculptor and graphic artist Chaim Gross (1904-1991) accentuates these qualities with eleven lyrical watercolors which bring the words of the King James Bible to dramatic, visual life. One of 2,000 copies, of which this is No. 640.
Moderate and sporadic rubbing and closed tears along edges of slipcase. Head and tail of spine of binding slightly rubbed. Slipcase in overall fair to good-, binding in good+ to very good, interior in very good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39946
- Title
- The Book of the Prophet Isaiah in The King James Version [SIGNED]
- Author
- Gross, Chaim (Watercolors by); Franklin H. Littell (Introduction by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - f to vg
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited First edition
- Publisher
- The Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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