Hardcover
1962 · Jerusalem / Tel Aviv
by Arthur Szyk (ill.); Cecil Roth, (ed.)
Jerusalem / Tel Aviv: Massadah" and "Alumoth, 1962. Later printing. Hardcover. near fine. Arthur Szyk. Quarto. Unpaginated (56 double-leaved pages). Blue faux velvet binding in gold-lined three-quarter fine black cloth over blue cloth clamshell box with blue faux velvet lining. Beveled edges. Front and rear of book as well as front of clamshell box decorated with gold-stamped Kiddush goblet. Gold-embossed decoration on both spines. Inside of front and back boards illustrated with drawing of Moses. Color frontispiece. English & Hebrew title pages. A reprint of Szyk's renowned 1939 London Haggadah that exhibits all the elements which have made Arthur Szyk a legend: exquisite miniature paintings in a rich palette, illuminated text and unique calligraphy that combine to tell the narrative of the seder. English and Hebrew. Clamshell in overall near fine, interior in fine condition.
(Inventory #: 15990)