1965 – ECCLESIASTES OR, THE PREACHER DRAWINGS BY BEN SHAHN – LIMITED EDITION

1965 – ECCLESIASTES OR, THE PREACHER 
DRAWINGS BY BEN SHAHN – LIMITED EDITION

ECCLESIASTES OR, THE PREACHER IN THE KING JAMES TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE with drawings by BEN SHAHN, engraved in wood by STEPHAN MARTIN, calligraphy by DAVID SOSHENSKY – Printed and Published at The Spiral Press, New York, 1965 – One of 285 numbered copies, and signed by the artist, engraver, calligrapher, and printer (Ben Shahn, Stephan Martin, David Soshensky, and Joseph Blumenthal).

Very good, vellum style spine, black covered boards, protected in fold over boards that then slides into a slipcase. Measures about 10 inches by 13 14/ inches. Only detraction is some old soiling on the white “vellum” probably from hand oils and then storage in the slipcase – UNCOMMON

slipcase above – protecting binder with book inside below
limitation page
close up of soiling – but I exaggerated the image tones


Price: $285 — Order Number – 71323
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