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SZYK, Arthur (1894-1951, illustrator). The Haggadah. Edited by Cecil Roth. London: Beaconsfield Press, 1939.
SZYK, Arthur (1894-1951, illustrator). The Haggadah. Edited by Cecil Roth. London: Beaconsfield Press, 1939. Large 4 o (280 x 237 mm). Text in Hebrew and English, printed in variously colored inks; 14 full-page and numerous smaller color halftone reproductions of Szyk's drawings including decorative initials, vignettes and border decorations. Original blue crushed morocco elaborately gilt, covers tooled with image of a Hebrew prophet after Szyk, spine gilt in 7 compartments, gilt lettered in two, turn-ins gilt, by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, silk doublures printed with a monochromatic illustration of Moses supporting the Ten Commandments; original three-quarter morocco folding case (upper cover of case detached, some light rubbing and wear). Provenance : Arthur Szyk, passed by direct family descent to the present owner. LIMITED EDITION, ONE OF 125 VELLUM COPIES for sale in the United States of America. Szyk's own copy, unsigned by Szyk or Roth presumably because it was retained by the artist.