The Book of Ecclesiastes; In the Revised King James Version by [Biblical Text]; Rexroth, Kenneth (Introduction); Miller, Edgar (Illustrations) - 1968

New York: The Limited Editions Club [printed at the Thistle Press], 1968. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Miller, Edgar. No. 351 of 1500 copies, quarto size, 65 pp., signed by Edgar Miller, with LEC Monthly Letter. The Book of Ecclesiastes, part of both the Christian Old Testament and the Hebrew Bible, offers wisdom and advice on how to live and the meaning of life itself, told in the voice of a person identified as Koheleth ("Preacher"); thus the title of the book comes from the translation into the Greek "Ecclesiastes". This publication by the Limited Editions Club comprises the text of the Book of Ecclesiastes, printed in both Hebrew and English; an introduction to the text is provided by the poet Kenneth Rexroth (1905-1982), a prominent figure in the San Francisco Renaissance and influence on the Beat writers who would follow.

Included also are illustrations by American painter and stained-glass artist Edgar Miller (1899-1993), whose poignant and compelling paintings capture the beauty found within the text.

___DESCRIPTION: Full natural lambskin, front and rear boards with all-over scroll pattern, gilt lettering and ornaments on the spine, fore-edge rough cut, frontispiece a colour illustration by Edgar Miller, title page in crimson and black, text printed in Hebrew and English, with the Hebrew in crimson, double-page colour illustrations by Miller throughout; monotype Bembo, Curtis heavyweight rag paper, quarto size (11.5" by 8.75"), pagination: [i-iv] v-viii [ix-x] [1-2] 3-53 [54] [1 colophon], one of 1500 copies, this number 351, signed by Edgar Miller on the colophon. With the announcement for the book, one sheet, and the LEC Monthly Letter, one sheet folded once with a horizontal crease for mailing. Housed in a slipcase covered in red paper, with gilt lettering and ornaments on the spine.

___CONDITION: Volume is near fine, with straight corners, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; boards are clean overall with a few spots of soiling, some rubbing to the head and tail of the spine with concomitant darkening to the leather. The announcement and monthly letter are near fine, clean, with very light wear to the corners. The slipcase is near fine also, strong and sturdy, clean overall with light spots of soiling, light rubbing to the corners, else fine.

___CITATION: LEC no. 404.

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