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Sale 472: Rare Books & Manuscripts (Monday after S.F. Book Fair) (#472) 02/06/2012 11:00 AM PST Closed
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Lot #62 Illustrations for the Bible

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Title:

Illustrations for the Bible

Author:

Chagall, Marc

Place Published:

New York

Publisher:

Harcourt, Brace

Date Published:

[1956]

Description:

Text by Jean Wahl. Appreciation by Meyer Schapiro. Illustrated throughout by Chagall, including 16 original color lithographs and 12 in black. 35.5x26 cm. (14x10½"), lithographed boards. First American Edition.

Chagall's masterful interpretation of the Old Testament. The French edition of the book constituted a double number (33-34) of Verve; this American edition, published by Harcourt, Brace & Co., was produced in France as the French edition, with the heliogravures printed by Draeger Freres, and the lithographs, both color and black, printed by Mourlot Freres.

Condition:

Light extremity wear, head of spine pulled with a 2"+ split on front joint and 1"+ split on rear joint, previous owner's name on endpapers, small spot of staining to fore edge of front fly leaf and title page; very good.

Item#:

223650

Headline:

Illustrations for the Bible by Marc Chagall 1956
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