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553 - [Solomon] – The Song of Songs. – Berlin, S.
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Estimate €100 - €200
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Description
[Solomon] – The Song of Songs. – Berlin, S.D. Saltzman ‘Hasefer’, 1923. Small folio, bound in a fine publisher’s cloth, with the covers adorned with a gilt frieze flanked by a gilt medallion containing Hebrew text, and in the centre a circular design of silver birds on a gold background with the title in gold Hebrew script: ‘Song of Songs’. The back cover is decorated with a motif of two facing lions, a menorah and a Torah scroll with the Hebrew inscription ‘Hasefer’ (the book); the spine is decorated with gilt motifs; the covers are intact – some soiling on the covers – [3 pp. of frontispieces, 2 pp. of colophon, 2 pp. of title pages, 50 pp. of illustrated text]. The 52 illustrations (title and text) feature, on the right, the Hebrew text within a frame in the style of ancient illuminated Hebrew manuscripts, based on Zeew Raban’s colour compositions, and on the left, the English translation with thehandwritten indication of the chapter and verse reproduced, within a black frame (with touches of colour); an illustrated serpent separates the pages. Printed in a run of 500 copies (unjustified).
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Auction time 10/01/2026 at 10:00 AM
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