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The New Order. A Current History Book
by Szyk, Arthur
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1941. Arthur Szyk (1894-1951), a Polish Jew (later American citizen) became one of the most renowned illustrators of the Twentieth Century. A superior draftsman, his work often resembles that of a Medieval miniaturist - as in his version of the Haggadah, published in 1940. The rise of fascism had long alarmed him, and one year later came this book of "cartoons" mocking the Axis through brilliant caricature. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Foreward by J.J. Horowitz; Introduction by Roger W. Straus, Jr. Light-olive cloth binding with black titling on the front cover. Clean text; unpaginated (41).Thirty black-and-white illustrations; eight more, and the Title Page, are in colour. Previous-owner signature on the FFEP, else a Fine copy, the best Quercus has seen. The dustjacket is complete, unclipped. Some light edgewear; generally very bright, though rubbed and darkened at the margins; two small tears on the rear panel. In an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004518
- Title
- The New Order. A Current History Book
- Author
- Szyk, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1941
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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