The Ten Commandments
- Cloth. Slipcase with same cloth
- Philadelphia and Toronto: The John C. Winston Company, 1947
Philadelphia and Toronto: The John C. Winston Company, 1947. First Edition. Cloth. Slipcase with same cloth. Fine.. 4to. 25.5 by 19.5 cm. Unpaginated, 14 folded sheets of glossy paper, not counting prelim and final blank leaves. Leaves folded Japanese-style. Szyk illustrations are half-title, title, first leaf quoting bible as to origin of 10 commandments, then an illustration on every recto. Facing versos have commentary. Following tenth commandment, two pages of further commentary, and final page with content is a colophon, crediting those responsible for different aspects of the book, including some not mentioned in this description such as the typographers. Light wear on the slipcase, with a modest corner bump. Overall Fine.
Details
Title
The Ten Commandments
Author
Szyk, Arthur, illustrator. Book design by Franklin Whitman. Commentary by Reverend Clarence Edward Macartney
Binding
Cloth. Slipcase with same cloth
Condition
Fine
Publisher
The John C. Winston Company: Philadelphia and Toronto
Date
1947
Edition
First Edition