[MOSER, Barry, illustrator]. A trial proof bifolium containing the illustrated opening of Genesis beginning the the text of the Pennyroyal Caxton Bible. [North Hatfield, MA and New York City: Pennyroyal Caxton Press, 1999].
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[MOSER, Barry, illustrator]. A trial proof bifolium containing the illustrated opening of Genesis beginning the the text of the Pennyroyal Caxton Bible. [North Hatfield, MA and New York City: Pennyroyal Caxton Press, 1999].
Bifolium, ca 400 x 575mm. Printed in red and black; illustrated with an unused trial full-page wood engraving of the Heavens with the Hebrew letter [aleph] at center by Barry Moser; sheet blank on verso. Stitched at center fold and held to mount. Float-mounted in a window mat and handsomely displayed in a gilt-wood frame.
ONE OF APPROXIMATELY 25 TRIAL COPIES PRINTED. The engraving was later used in the published version as an illustration for the Book of Psalms.
Property from the Collection of Mr. Barry Moser
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