Auction 018 Online Auction – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
Jan 23, 2019 (Your local time)
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 8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 526:

Prospectus for the Publication of "The Bible in Pictures" by Abel Pann – Jerusalem, 1923

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The Bible by Abel Pann. Jerusalem: The Palestine Art Publishing Co. and the National Museum, 1923.
A booklet printed towards the publication of "The Bible in Pictures" by Abel Pann. With an introduction by Abel Pann (with a lithographic self portrait by Pann) and articles about bible illustrations by Boris Schatz, Avigdor Hameiri and others. The publishing house details for ordering the bible appear at the end.
Illustrated cover, designed by Abel Pann, printed especially for this booklet by Graphica press [Bezalel]. The back cover features an illustration of a Jew holding an open bible and the Hebrew inscription: "Engraved by the Author, Printed by 'Graphica' Jerusalem".
16 pp + [1] plate, 22.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Folds and creases at corners of leaves. A number unopened pages. Stains. Some tears at margins. Many stains on the back cover.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Israel Mehlman.

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