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" Unquestionably the finest Haggadah ever presented anywhere. As a prime example of art combined with a perfect piece of bookmaking, it is - no matter how much one might want to control superlatives - superb. " - Louis Untermeyer 1965
Text is in both English and Hebrew. Includes full colour plates by Ben Shahn
A truly wonderful book in very good condition.
Note : depending upon your location, postage costs for this book may entail additional charges due to it's dimension and weight.

Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1965 xx, 133 pp.;slightly yellowing; minor wear to cover; else in good condition; Size: 305*225 MM

Little Brown, New York. 1965. With translation, introduction and historical notes by Cecil Roth. Small tears to top and bottom of spine. Some light staining to top of spine o/w G+.

London, MacGibbon & Kee. 1965. With translation, introduction and historical notes by Cecil Roth. Sl. Scuffed Dj. Very slight pulling o/w G+.

Soft cover. Fine. Illustrated with stencil-colored lithographed title page and frontispiece; 12 full-page color collotype plates after Shahns original watercolors; 10 color plates after drawings, and Hebrew lettering by Shahn. Folio. Loose as issued, in original lettered parchment wrappers and glassine. Trianon Press, Paris 1965/66. Limited to 292 copies. This copy out of series. Signed by Shahn on the title page. The text is printed in both Hebrew and English in letterpress. Lacking original box. Enclosed in custom made black and blue leather-backed clamshell box, gilt tooled, gilt letters on spine. A fine Copy.

1966. Paris: The Trianon Press, 1966. 80 leaves. Large, unbound folio in stiff, glassine covered wrappers, housed in large, vellum box, stamped with gilt lettering on front, back, and spine, with double clasp closure. Loosely inserted foam cushions at front and back of box. Includes an extra set of the coloured plates, an extra set of the uncoloured plates, and a proof state of the frontispiece in paper folders, enclosed in a linen portfolio with ties. Very clean copy. One of 20 copies numbered I to XX, this being VII. Signed and stamped with the artist’s cypher on the frontispiece. Ben Shahn (1898-1969) enjoyed a long career as a social realist artist and left wing visionary. Widely recognized for his murals, paintings, commercial illustrations and photography, he collaborated with Diego Rivera and undertook commissions for the Farm Security Administration. Perhaps his most famous work, the Jersey Homesteads Mural, has also been linked to the Haggadah and the themes of slavery, the struggles… Read More

80 leaves. Paris: The Trianon Press, 1966. 80 leaves. Large, unbound folio in stiff, glassine covered wrappers, housed in large, vellum box, stamped with gilt lettering on front, back, and spine, with double clasp closure, but one clasp is missing the hook. Some spotting on box. Fine condition. § One of 16 super deluxe copies lettered K to Z which include an extra set of colored plates on Auvergne hand-made paper, a set of uncolored plates on Arches Verge paper, three each of the original guide sheets and stencils, and two proof states of the frontispiece. This is copy K. Signed and stamped with the artist’s cypher on the frontispiece. Ben Shahn (1898-1969) enjoyed a long career as a social realist artist and left wing visionary, widely recognized for his murals, paintings, commercial illustrations and photography. He collaborated with Diego Rivera and undertook commissions for the Farm Security Administration. Perhaps his most famous work, the Jersey Homesteads Mural, has also been linked to the… Read More

1966. The Trianon Press, 1966. 80 leaves. Large, unbound folio in stiff, glassine covered wrappers, housed in large, vellum box, stamped with gilt lettering on front, back, and spine, with double clasp closure. Includes two extra sets of coloured plates, one on Japanese Nacre hand-made paper, and one on Arches Grand Velin, a set of uncoloured plates on Arches Verge paper, a series of progressive stages in the hand-stencil colouring of a single plate, three each of the original guide-sheets and stencils, and two proof states of the frontispiece. In addition, there is an original illustration from "An Only Kid". Fine condition. One of 10 copies numbered A to J, with this being J. Signed and stamped with the artist's cypher on the frontispiece. Ben Shahn (1898-1969) enjoyed a long career as a social realist artist and left wing visionary. Widely recognized for his murals, paintings, commercial illustrations and photography, he collaborated with Diego Rivera and undertook commissions for the… Read More