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THE HAGGADAH
by Arthur Szyk (Illustrator)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Chamblee, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Isreal: Massadah and Alumoth, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illustrated by Arthur Szyk. Beautiful deep blue velvet over boards with gilt decoration to front board and rare ornate silver plate with blue stone details to rear board. Gilt-debossed titling and decorations in seven gilt-debossed compartments to spine. Housed in publisher's original 2/3 leather and navy cloth clamshell slipcase. Light foxing to first and last free endpaper, previous owner's inscription in blue pen to Hebrew title page, and rubbing to top edge of one page. Finely detailed illustrations are bright and unmarked. Text block has moderate foxing. Soiling to fore edge of rear board and light rubbing to edges; otherwise, boards are clean and bright. Light rubbing and bumping to corners. Binding is tight and square. Slipcase has dampstain to front cover near fore edge, light rubbing to corners and along spine edge, and faded spot near center of rear board. Light shelf wear to exterior and indentations to blue velvet interior from plate.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Atlanta Vintage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64958
- Title
- THE HAGGADAH
- Author
- Arthur Szyk (Illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Massadah and Alumoth
- Place of Publication
- Isreal
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- Judaism
Terms of Sale
Atlanta Vintage Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Atlanta Vintage Books
Biblio member since 2007
Chamblee, Georgia
About Atlanta Vintage Books
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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