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Ecclesiastes, Or The Preacher
by Shahn, Ben
- Used
- hardcover
- Condition
- VG+ (smudges & scuffs to black cloth boards; vellum has scuffs & worn areas. light foxing to textblock edges. portfolio has ligh
- Seller
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Marietta, Pennsylvania
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About This Item
New York: Spiral Press, 1965. Hardcover. VG+ (smudges & scuffs to black cloth boards; vellum has scuffs & worn areas. light foxing to textblock edges. portfolio has light smudges; worn specks to spine edge. slipcase has light scuffs & scratches; smudge to back board). black boards w/ white vellum edge & spine; gilt printed spine. approx 40 unpaginated pgs w/ 4 engravings. grey paper portfolio w/ gilt spine printing. grey paper slipcase w/ mounted grey & black printed label. Remains very tightly bound. Appears to be a rarely handled copy. This is copy 104 of 285. Colophon page has signatures of Ben Shahn, engraver Stefan Martin, designer Joseph Blumenthal and the printer.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 189514
- Title
- Ecclesiastes, Or The Preacher
- Author
- Shahn, Ben
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- Used - VG+ (smudges & scuffs to black cloth boards; vellum has scuffs & worn areas. light foxing to textblock edges. portfolio has ligh
- Quantity-available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Spiral Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- American Artists, ben shahn ; shahn, ben ; ;
Terms of Sale
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Marietta, Pennsylvania
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About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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