[GRABHORN PRINTING]. The Song of Songs: Being Love Lyrics from Ancient Palestine. San Francisco: Edwin & Robert Grabhorn for The Book Club of California, 1922. LIMITED EDITION.
Sale 697 - Fine Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Nov 6, 2019
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$150 -
$250
Sold for $250
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Lot Description
[GRABHORN PRINTING]. JASTROW, Morris, translator. The Song of Songs: Being Love Lyrics from Ancient Palestine. San Francisco: Edwin & Robert Grabhorn for The Book Club of California, 1922.
8vo. 23 initials, headpiece, printed in red, blue, and black throughout. Original vellum, spine gilt, uncut; original slipcase.
LIMITED EDITION, number 165 of 310 copies, with initials by Joseph Sinel and a headpiece decoration by Harold von Schmidt. GB 45.
Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borisini Batten, Sold to Benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation
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