Die Heilige Schrift der Israeliten, Illustrated by Gustav Dore

Die Heilige Schrift der Israeliten. Translated by Ludwig Philippson, with 154 illustrations by Gustav Dore. Stuttgart: Eduard Hallberger, 1874. In 1839, Ludwig Philippson, German-Jewish Rabbi (1811-1889), began the annotated German translation of the Old Testament, completed in 1853. This translation, with a commentary in German, was issued in several editions, one being illustrated with designs by Gustave Doré. Red illustrated Hardcover. Gilt embossed cover and spine. Page edges gilt. Size: 42X31 cm. Fair-good condition (frontis missing, light foxing, first pages torn and taped, flaws and missing parts to spine).