Ben Shahn: Signed (52 results)
Published by New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT 1981
- Softcover
- Signed
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.Willis Monie-Books, ABAA
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good-. Front cover has slight foxing, rear cover has very slight foxing. ; Signed "with respects Paul Magriel" on the title page. ; 24 pages.
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Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.ThriftBooksVintage
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Author's signature on title page. Binding is tight. This book shows minimal sign of wear to the cover, binding, or pages. The book is signed by Author. Dust jacket condition is Very Good. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Turk, Evan (illustrator). signed by aut…hor.
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Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
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Condition: Good. Signed Copy First edition copy. . Very Good dust jacket. 1st US edition. Inscribed by editor John D. Morse on front endpage. (American Artists, Art, Painting).
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Published by University of Texas Press, Austin 1989
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Seller: Courtside Books, Medford, NJ, U.S.A.Courtside Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Fine in Fine DJ. Inscribed by Pohl: "Bill - For a Pomona alum & Shahn fan All the best Frances 3/25/16. Signed by Author(s).
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Seller: johnson rare books & archives, ABAA, Covina, CA, U.S.A.johnson rare books & archives, ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Near fine. First Edition. Inscribed by Frances Pohl on the title page. ".traces the political and artistic struggles Ben Shahn became embroiled in as he tried to remain a socially concerned artist during the early Cold War period." Octavo: x, 238 p. with a color frontispiece and 38 figures. Origi…nal tan cloth binding, with black titles. Light bumping to the bottom corners; else near fine in a near fine dust jacket with some mild sun fading along the spine.
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Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
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Condition: Very Good. Signed Copy . Good dust jacket. Inscribed by Laura Katzman on half title page. (photography, new york ) NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
Language: English
Published by Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Harvard Univ Art Museum 2000
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.Riverby Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Oversized hardcover with DJ. Both in very good condition. 340 pages. Reproductions of Shahn's work with extensive commentary. Color as well as black and white. Signed on the half title page by Laura Katzman, one of the editors. Inscribed to M-- P--, former direct…or of the National Portrait Gallery and later director of the National Museum of American History. We have several more volumes from M-- P--'s collection in other listings. This is a oversized book, so priority and international delivery will require extra postage. Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by George Braziller, New York 1963
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Books & Bidders, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.Books & Bidders
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Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Cloth (hard cover) in mylar protected dust-jacket. "First Printing" stated on copyright page. 144 pages, including a List of Plates, Chronology, and Bibliography; 96 illustrations, including 24 in color. INSCRIBED by Ben Shahn on half title page (signe…d and dated). Previous owner's bookplate, underlining on two pages at rear, dj chipped at foot Size: Quarto. Signed by Author(s).
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Visible Voice Books, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.Visible Voice Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Santa Fe East Pubns December 1981 Binding: Hardcover SIGNED BY BEN SHAHN AND all four guest commentaries on the half title page, INCLUDES UNCLIPPED DJWITH SOME SMALL CHIPS AND TEARS $NRP.
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Published by Little, Brown & Company, Boston 1958
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Rareeclectic, pound ridge, NY, U.S.A.Rareeclectic
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition. Once listed, this will be the Only copy signed by the artist/illustrator for sale anywhere on the Internet. His signature can be seen off the top edge of the blank front end paper (see photo). You can see the covers in the photos. Th…ey are clean with the exception of what looks like a small water stain just below the front top corner. The brown lettering on the front and the spine is nicely bright. There is a tiny loss of cloth at the bottom edge of the spine, a little crinkling at the top edge. The two corners of the rear cover have a tiny bump/crease. However neither had any impact on the pages. That book is also the case with the stain off the front top corner, no impact on the interior of the book. The cover edges are in solid shape, no rubbing. Same goes for the cover corners. The book is very solidly bound from cover to cover with nicely tight pages throughout and nicely tight covers as well. The interior of the book looks very good. There is a little tan rectangular shape off the top edge of the front inside cover and facing signed front end paper. You can see it in the second photo of the signed page. It does not recur anywhere else in the book. The pages are exceptionally clean. Scrolling through I found only one page with a speck-sized spot. I didn't find any creasing on any of the text pages. There are two blank rear end papers. The first one has a mild crease. All of the illustrations are in perfect condition. There are no markings in the book. No attachments of any kind. And Mr. Shahn's signature is the only writing to be found anywhere. You can see the dust jacket in the first few photos. It has one tear a little ways down from the front top edge. There are losses at both spine ends. The spine is toned to tan. There's also a little loss at the rear top corner, and tiny ones at the other corners. There is handling soiling off the front bottom edge, a little off the rear bottom edge as well. There is a little tab of tape off the top edge of the front flap. Not sure why, there's no tear there. The flaps are otherwise in very nice condition, very clean, no tears. The jacket is NOT price-clipped($3.00), not clipped at all. I've always had it in a fitted protective cover. Here is what AI has put together on the book: 'Ounce Dice Trice (1958) is a celebrated children's book written by Alastair Reid and illustrated with over 100 whimsical black-and-white drawings by artist Ben Shahn. The book acts as a playful, creative dictionary of unusual words. It is considered a unique collaboration, often noted for blending Shahn's serious art style with the lighthearted subject matter. Content: The book features word-play, rhymes, and nonsense words. It is categorized into sections, including 'words to say to oneself,' 'words for when it's raining,' and 'rude names for nitwits'. Illustrations: Ben Shahn provided over 100 distinct illustrations, which transformed the book into a recognized piece of art. Legacy: It is described as a 'treat for ages 6 to 100'. It was later reissued by the New York Review Children's Collection. Availability: First editions published by Little, Brown and Company are considered collectibles.' From the front flap: 'This is a book of words. Some are funny, some are serious and beautiful, some are rude and some are odd. Alastair Reid has collected sounds and made words grow from them. He has collected words into lists and combined them into ideas. From single words he has woven garlands of ideas and definitions-- all fresh and clever and often funny. Ben Shahn has translated the words into pictures-- more than 100 of them. He has designed the book to be as fresh to the eye as to the ear. Artist and author have combined their skills into a work highly creative and completely enjoyable, a treasure trove of sounds and images. This is a book for unlimited enjoyment by all ages.'. Drawings by Ben Shahn (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator(s).
Language: English
Published by Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 1968
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Jerry Shepard, San Rafael, CA, U.S.A.Jerry Shepard
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Beige boards with gilt front and spine titling. Not ex-lib. Unmarked. Limitation "94/200" notation to half-title page. Signed by Ben Shahn, without inscription to half-title and signed by Martin Bush, without inscription to title page. Dust Jacket not c…lipped but with edge losses, hence good only DJ designation. Illustrated with color and b&w plates. 85 numbered pages plus Index. Desirable 2 X Signed copy. Shahn, Ben (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).
Published by Delacourt Press, New York, 1967
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, , United KingdomBurwood Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Dimensions 145mm x 150mm.pp. 32. Signed by the author on the title page:"Katherine Anne Porter. First day of January 1975." A Seymour Lawrence book. Original publisher's boards in olive green, lettered gilt at spine with a small illustration in gilt of a musical i…nstrument. Dust jacket in hi Siri, lettered black with a leaf pattern in green. Charming black and white illustrations by Ben Shahn. Fine in fine dust jacket. Signedes.
Language: English
Published by Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 1968
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Book Grove, RMABA, Glenwood Springs, CO, U.S.A.Book Grove, RMABA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by Bush on title page, signed by Shahn on half title page, 42/200 written on upper corner of end paper, pages edges toned, otherwise very clean and bright. Signed by Author and Artist.
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Published by The Trianon Press, Paris 1967
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Seller: Galbraith Rare Books, London, United KingdomGalbraith Rare Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Special Edition. Folio. Full green crushed morocco over boards. Accompanying portfolio with 40 varyingly illustrated leaves cloth-backed with ties. Manuscript pages and illuminated chapter headings reproduced by collotype and stencil by Ben Shahn. Housed in a marbled box with green morocco backstrip a…nd gilt. Fine. 3 of 14 numbered copies hors commerce. First edition of Ecclesiastes handwritten and illuminated by Ben Shahn, bearing the artist's signature on an original lithograph. Binding by Engel, Malakoff. The box, portfolio and slipcase by Andine, Paris. Collotype and hand-stencilling for the manuscript page and illuminated chapter headings reproduction. Gold lettering reproduced in serigraphy by Thierry, Paris. Accompanying the main volume is a portfolio containing two lithographs, signed and numbered by the artist. Set of eight plates on Arches Verge. Thirty plates showing progressive states, stencils, lithograph plates and coloured impressions. These three sections are housed in a cloth-backed board portfolio with ties. An exquisite set. A magnificent pictorial narration of the Book of Ecclesiastes, reflecting on worldly inequities and the constraints of wisdom and righteousness. Ben Shahn (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).
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Seller: MacKellar Art & Books, Bournemouth, , United KingdomMacKellar Art & Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. 1984 Crossroads Books Limited edition. One of 60 copies hand-numbered in Roman Numerals, this numbered VII, printed on Grande Arches handmade rag vergé paper. Eight Ben Shahn offset lithographs after pochoir prints (11 3/4" x 15 1/4") and twenty-six page b…ook in original matching sturdy clamshell box. Each print with protective wrap-around tissue-guard housed in its own titled folder. prints are accompanied by a twenty-eight page hardbound book that includes, in French and English, "J'Accuse.!" by Zola. Box is in very good+ condition contents are Fine and in pristine condition. Ben Shan (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator(s).
Published by New York: George Braziller, [1963]. 1963
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Wittenborn Art Books
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Condition: Good. Autographed. 4to. 144 pp. Good. Hard Cover. Beige cloth covered boards. No DJ. Free end paper sheet missing. Minor foxing on edges of boards. B&W plates throughout. Pages fine. Signed by Peter Selz on half title page.From the Collection of the Art Historian Peter Selz.
Published by Church Hanborough, Inky Parrot Press, 2008
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Claude Cox Old & Rare Books ABA, ILAB, Saxmundham, United KingdomClaude Cox Old & Rare Books ABA, ILAB
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FIRST EDITION, no.204 of 246 copies, signed by Searle 2vols, pp.40,72; illustrations in line throughout; fine in pictorial wrappers & slip-case. SPAC 68.
More imagesPublished by Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia 1967
- Softcover
- Signed
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.Second Story Books, ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerSoftcover. Quarto, 150 pages. In Good condition. Paperback binding. Spine yellowish beige with black lettering. Covers have moderate plus wear including instances of soiling with few stains, age toning to the spine and minor edge wear. Slight handwritten notations to the rear. Text block has slight wear including mild age toning…/foxing to the edges. Some notations to the rear end paper. Slight interior wear including few marks and mild foxing throughout. Minor marginalia. Signed letter by Barbara Fendrick of Fendrick Gallery laid in. Frontispiece. Profusely illustrated. Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire about rates. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Netdesk Column QB (ND-QB). 1404969. FP New Rockville Stock.
Published by Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1967 1967
- Softcover
- Signed
Seller: WellRead Books, Shamong, NJ, U.S.A.WellRead Books
Contact seller5-star sellerSigned by Artist on front wrap; 4to.; stiff wraps, softcover; 150 pages; black and white and color illustrations; "With a partial list of his books and posters, published in conjunction with an exhibition of Ben Shahn's Graphics, held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, November 15 - December 31, 1967"; lightly soiled wraps with…a sunned spine else very good.
Published by George Braziller [1964], New York 1964
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerdj. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm.); publisher's cloth in black pictorial dust jacket; 174pp. General wear to jacket extremities including a few tiny chips, spine a bit cocked, else Very Good and sound. The presentation copy, the dedication page "to Ben Shahn" followed by the author's inscription "from Tom / Sept…. '64." Additionally with Bernarda Shahn's pencil ownership signature to front free endpaper. From the library of Ben and Bernarda Shahn with their estate label tipped to front pastedown. Collection of three lengthy short stories, each based on recent current events involving voyages in isolation. The author worked at the Office of War Information during World War II, presumably where he would have first made the acquaintance of the artist Ben Shahn. Whiteside later worked as a journalist for "The New Yorker" and is today best remembered for his series of articles on of the use of "Agent Orange" during the Vietnam War, which directly led to Senate hearings on the dangers of the substance. Signed.
Published by University of Oklahoma Press [1957], Norman 1957
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Octavo (22cm.); original yellow decorative cloth stamped in grey, gilt-lettered spine; xvii,[1],216pp. Spine a bit toned, else Near Fine, albeit lacking jacket. Inscribed and signed to artists Ben and Bernarda Shahn on front free endpaper: "For Bernarda and Ben, with affection and admiration / J T S." From the lib…rary of Ben and Bernarda Shahn with their estate label mounted to front pastedown. Collection of art history essays. Ben Shahn makes an appearance in the text on p. 109 in an anecdote recounting his overhearing a conversation between Picasso and Derain at a cafe in Paris. Signed.
Published by George Braziller, New York 1965
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- Signed
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerdj. First Edition. Small Octavo. Cloth-backed boards; dustjacket; 54pp; illus. Inscribed to artist Ben Shahn, "from Lessing [Rosenwald]," dated 9/22/65. Fine copy in dustwrapper with a small chip to rear panel, else Near Fine. From the library of artists Ben and Bernarda Bryson Shahn, with their estate label inside front cover.…Signed.
Published by New York, The 92nd Street Y 1987 1987
- Softcover
- Signed
Seller: Antiquariaat Schot, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, NetherlandsAntiquariaat Schot
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(56) p. Bound in blue paper wrappers with silver lettering and decoration and kept in a matching blue cloth portfolio, lined with silver paper and closing with red ties (Front paste-down of the portfolio signed by Deborah Stern and dated 1987. Booklet with the program for the world premier performance of the cantata 'A Song For…Hope' a piece commemorating the 50th anniversary of the performing arts at the Y written by Elie Wiesel and the music by David Diamond. A fine copy.).
Published by The Spiral Press, New York 1965
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Ray Boas, Bookseller - Established 1980, Walpole, NH, U.S.A.Ray Boas, Bookseller - Established 1980
Contact seller5-star sellerHC. unpaginated One of 285 copies. Signed by the artist, engraver, calligrapher, and printer. CONDITION NOTE - Very good, vellum style spine, black cloth covered boards, protected in fold over boards that then slides into a slipcase. Measures about 10 inches by 13 1/4 inches. Only detraction is some old soiling on the white "vel…lum" probably from hand oils from holding and then storage in slipcase - IMAGES AVAILABLE. very good (hardcover) in good slipcase (see note for details). B&W illustrations (illustrator).
Published by George Braziller, New York 1964
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB)
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Hardcover. Limited ed. Horizontal 8vo. Unpaginated. Gray boards with slight bowing. Some wear to cover. Otherwise, in good condition. Illustrated with drawings (some color) by Ben Shahn. Signed by the artist. Ben Shahn (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia 1967
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- Signed
Seller: Eve's Book Garden, Albany, CA, U.S.A.Eve's Book Garden
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Signed by Ben Shahn on the front upper endpage. A crisp and tidy copy printed on fine paper. With 73 images of the artist's work. Includes article, "In Defense of Chaos" by the artist. Clean bright covers. Little turn at lower corner. Benefits the Friends of the Albany, Ca library. Signed by Art…ist and Editor.
More imagesPublished by New York Harper & Brothers 1951 1951
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- Signed
Seller: Chaucer Bookshop ABA ILAB, Canterbury, , United KingdomChaucer Bookshop ABA ILAB
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FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE ARTIST Tall 8vo. brown cloth hardback with gilt titles to spine and gilt facsimile signature over a blue square to upper board, in unclipped dust jacket. 180pp., Indexed, profusely illustrated in colour and b/w. Signed by the Artist to ffep. No other markings or inscriptions. Dust jacket edges a litt…le worn with small areas of loss and chips, else a VERY GOOD COPY in Good+ Dust Jacket. (Shelf 8) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.
Published by Grossman, New York, NY 1963
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Blue Skye Books, Novato, CA, U.S.A.Blue Skye Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Slipcase (Very Good). Limited Edition. NYC: Grossman, 1963. Limited edition (#30/100) signed by Shahn page 79, NF/slipcase VG. Book has small ding on 2 page corners, slipcase has light color fade. Slipcase has fading to parts of both panels, a few loose threads & some frayi…ng to edges & corners. Illustrated with approximately 67 graphic designs (33 in color). Beautiful book by one of the supreme graphic designers of the 2oth century. Quite rare. Signed by Author(s).
More imagesPublished by The Inky Parrot Press, Oxford 2008
- Softcover
- First Edition
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Seller: Clearwater Books, London, , United KingdomClearwater Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, printed on Zerkall mould-made paper and limited to 203 numbered copies, signed by Ronald Searle [from a total edition of 246 copies]. Slim Royal 4to. Two volumes [70]pp and [40]pp. Decorated card wrappers. Profusely illustrated throughout. Both volume in fine state and hou…sed in the decorated cloth-covered slipcase which exhibits two small fox-spots. The second volume, 'Watteau Revisited', consists of drawings made by Searle in 1974 whilst working on a Watteau Memorial Medallion. The fifteen drawings were exhibited in France in 1977 but are hitherto unpublished. Signed by Author(s).
More imagesPublished by Pantheon, New York 1954
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- Signed
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB)
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good condition. Limited edition. Quarto. Unpaginated. Original tan cloth with gilt lettering on red leather labels on cover and spine, housed in glossy black paper-covered slipcase. Fore- and bottom edges uncut, as issued. Illustrated title page. The edition consists of 50 copies on Umbria handmade pap…er numbered from 1 to 50, and 500 copies on Rives mould-paper numbered from 51 to 550. This is copy is a Review Copy, signed by Ben Shan on limitation page. Printed at The Spiral Press on Rives mould-paper. Illustrated with brown reproductions of drawings in text by Ben Shahn. "The Alphabet of Creation is one of the legends from the Sefer Ha-Zohar, or Book of Splendor, an ancient Gnostic work written in Aramaic by a thirteenth century Spanish scholar named Moses de Leon who presented the work, not as his own, but as mystic knowledge revealed many centuries earlier to the Rabbi Simeon ben Yohai. The present interpretation has been rather freely adapted by Ben Shahn from the English translation of Maurice Samuel and other sources." (Limitation Page) Slipcase rubbed with wear along edges, some scuffing at corners and foredge, and top pane missing for the most part. Slipcase in good, binding and interior in very good condition.
