The Haggadah
by Executed By Arthur Szyk. Edited By Cecil Roth
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv: Massadah and Magen, 1956. French Fold Binding. Near Fine. Szyk, Arthur. 4to. This is the first trade edition of Arthur Szyk's masterpiece, see Ungar p 93. Complete with 112 unnumbered pages; color illustrations throughout. Blue velvet cover with gilt decoration and lettering. Protective clamshell box with velvet-lining in black half-leather over blue cloth with gilt decoraton and lettering that match the book. Sound binding with intact hinges. Clean pages with bright, crisp color. One bifollium bound in upside down. Almost no wear to cover. Clamshell box is nice shape with some minor edge wear.
Originally printed on vellum in 1939 in an edition limited to only 250 copies, Szyk's masterpiece was hailed by the Times [London] Literary Supplement as "one of the most beautiful works ever produced by human hands" Ungar p 15.
"Prepared in the style of a medieval manuscript, the illustrations and additional commentary compelled a direct comparison between the time of Pharoah and the then contemporary time of Hitler. In doing so and "in contrast to many other haggadot, Szyk's interpretation sounds a militant tone and is filled with Zionist symbolism. . . . Throughout the volume, he added ancient warriors and heroic biblical figures that are not mentioned in the Seder text," see Lukert p 28.
Far nicer than any of the later reprints except for the recent luxury editions that sell new for $8,800 (deluxe edition) or $18,000 (premier edition).
Originally printed on vellum in 1939 in an edition limited to only 250 copies, Szyk's masterpiece was hailed by the Times [London] Literary Supplement as "one of the most beautiful works ever produced by human hands" Ungar p 15.
"Prepared in the style of a medieval manuscript, the illustrations and additional commentary compelled a direct comparison between the time of Pharoah and the then contemporary time of Hitler. In doing so and "in contrast to many other haggadot, Szyk's interpretation sounds a militant tone and is filled with Zionist symbolism. . . . Throughout the volume, he added ancient warriors and heroic biblical figures that are not mentioned in the Seder text," see Lukert p 28.
Far nicer than any of the later reprints except for the recent luxury editions that sell new for $8,800 (deluxe edition) or $18,000 (premier edition).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Kurt A. Sanftleben, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008462
- Title
- The Haggadah
- Author
- Executed By Arthur Szyk. Edited By Cecil Roth
- Illustrator
- Szyk, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- French Fold Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Massadah and Magen
- Place of Publication
- Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv
- Date Published
- 1956
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philosophy & Religion;
Terms of Sale
Kurt A. Sanftleben, LLC
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About the Seller
Kurt A. Sanftleben, LLC
Biblio member since 2003
Virginia Beach, Virginia
About Kurt A. Sanftleben, LLC
We always have an inventory of unique, primary source Americana on hand, that is, we keep a selection of personal narratives such as diaries, work journals, correspondence collections, photograph albums, scrapbooks, and similar items that shed light on some aspect of North American life, history, culture, or society.
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We also have a nice selection of unusual ephemera and postal history items in stock as well.
Member: Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, Ephemera Society, Manuscript Society, American Stamp Dealers Association, American Philatelic Society, U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, Military Postal History Society
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