first edition Hardcover
1930 · Paris
by Guttman, Henri (preface)
Paris: Librairie des Arts Décoratifs. A. Calavas, éditeur, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. vg. 4to. 4pp. of descriptive text, 48 leafs of plates. Original printed portfolio with string ties. Preface by Henri Guttmann. Fascinating work displaying some of the most precious and rarest items from the Judaica art collection of S. M.Salomon of Paris. Includes 48 plates, of which six are colored in pochoir and heightened in gilt. Ceremonial objects include numerous Hanukkah lamps. Some edge wear on portfolio with boards slightly rubbed and age-toned. Moderate rubbing on corners. Very minor yellowing along outer margin of pages. Text in French. Portfolio in overall good, interior in very good condition.
(Inventory #: 23969)