The Jerusalem Windows; Text And Notes By Jean Leymarie; Translated By Elaine Desautel

New York, G Braziller, 1975. Second Edition. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition with a Fair Dust Jacket in protective mylar cover. Text and Notes by Jean Leymarie. Translatd by Elaine Deautel. xiix plus 97 pages. 9" x 11" tall. Binding of red cloth gilt titled, very clean, no marks, bottom corner right near spine there is a quarter inch slit. No other edgewear. Magnificent full page 60 full color plates 24 in black and white. The Red And Blue Colored "Prints" Are Facsimiles Not Original Lithographss. Pages very clean and bright. Table of Contents has four red ink notes, p 1 has a red parenthesis around a line of text, p. 9 has a small red name and one word underlined. Jacket is edgeworn, closed tear to spine head, jagged crumbled area center back. Each of the twelve stained-glass windows of the twelve Tribes of Israel reproduced in this book is preceded by a preparatory set of drawings and models. This volume explains and illustrates not only the story of the windows but also the story of their creation. A gorgeous book of some of the most beautiful pieces of all 20th century art.1975, George Braziller.…