Love and Joy About Letters by SHAHN, Ben - 1963

New York: Grossman Publishers, 1963. First. Hardbound. VG in Good slipcase showing wear. Rainbow cloth boards with black and white design slipcase, 79pp, profuse BW and color plates. A very beautiful book by Ben Shahn featuring gorgeous reproductions of his works. Most of the book is plates interspersed with text written by Shahn.

NY: Grossman Publishers. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Original multicolored cloth. Hint of foxing to front endpages, and a tiny mark to rear pastedown. Tight and square in slightly worn/soiled slipcase. ; Oblong quarto; 79 pages .

N.Y., Grossman, 1963. Hard Cover. Oblong quarto. 79 pages. 'The text was arranged by Joseph Brumenthal and set in his Emerson type at The Spiral Press, New York'. Printed in Switzerland. Part autobiographical as the artist explains his love of the form of letters. His drawings, about half in color, are beautifully reproduced. The bright colors of the boards contrast with the black and white of the slipcase. Fine in slipcase worn at edges but sound. Stock #27306/h.

Grossman Publishers. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Slipcase Good. (Lettering, Calligraphy)

Grossman Publishers, 1963. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. Includes original slip case. Considerable wear and handling throughout case; edges and corners scuffed and roughed up. Minor wear and handling to boards of book. Pages are in excellent condition. Oversize.

New York: Grossman Publishers, 1963. hardcover. very good. SHAHN, Ben. Full-page color illustrations and black & white text drawings throughout. 79 pages. Oblong folio, multicolored cloth. New York: Grossman Publishers, 1963. Boards slightly edgeworn, pages toned. A very good copy.<br/> <br/>

New York: Grossman, 1963. Hardcover in Slip Case. Fine with no dust jacket. 79 pages. book is in fine condition. the slipcase shows wear around edges with spot in upper corner where it seems a sticker was removed. shipping will be extra, please inquire; 13 3/4 x 10 1/4

New York 1963 first edition Grossman. Hardcover. Oblong 4to , 79pp., color illustrations, hardcover. Signed Shahn on title page. Also signed by two previous owners. VG, lacks front free blank, light cover wear, light foxing on fore-edges, no DJ (in clear acetate protective jacket). .

Book. Good. Binding see description. Luzern, 1964. 79pp. Plates in colour & b/w. Cloth. Slipcase. Text in German. 0.

New York: Grossman Publishers, 1963. First, Special limited edition of 100: hand-numbered 98 and signed by artist. Hardbound. NF/VG+, spine edge slightly darkened. Slipcase shows slight rubbing.. Rainbow printed cloth boards with black cloth slipcase -- black cloth board slipcase with mounted BW reproduction (engraving?) of a Ben Shahn design, on front, with his signature in red. 79pp, profuse BW and color plates. Label noting limited edition mounted on page 79. The image of the print mounted to the slipcase is also reproduced on the title page. A very beautiful book by Ben Shahn featuring gorgeous reproductions of his works. Most of the book is plates interspersed with text written by Shahn, thoroughly using letters to convey his love and joy of them and what they can transmit. A truly marvelous and uplifting book.