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Hardcover. Condition: New. First Edition. NY: Hudson Hills Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Like new/VG Slipcase- no dj's. 8.9 x 7.5". First Printing 1 2 Volume Hardcover set with slipcase-Hardcovers in Near Fine/Fine condition(Slipcase is VG).Black cloth hardcovers with negligible edge or surface wear. Gild lettering on spines likenew. Joints and bindings like new. Interiors are spotless. Color plates in Volume 2 are amazing. Ludwig Denig was an American Folk Artist from Pennsylvania (1755-1830). Denig is remembered for a 200-page illuminated manuscript he produced in 1784. The book, filled with spiritual texts and sermons and illustrated in watercolor, contains mainly scenes from the New Testament, including images from the passion of Jesus and the martyrdoms of the apostles. Also incorporated into its pages are pictures of symbolic flowers and other items, as well as twenty hymns. This book is the reprint of the original, in associtation with the American Museum of Folk Art and The Pennsylvania German Society.…