Rare Ben Shahn Illustrated Haggadah - 1965 First Edition - Passover - Pesach

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Rare Ben Shahn Illustrated Haggadah - 1965 First Edition - Passover - Pesach:
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BEN SHAHN HAGGADAH for Passover

Illustrated by Ben Shawn

with a translation

Introduction and Historical Notes by Cecil Roth

MicGibbon and See Limited - London

Trianon Press - Paris

ENGLISH-HEBREW

HARDCOVER with DUSTJACKET

THIS IS THE BEN SHAHN ILLUMINATED HAGGADAH FOR Passover. THE PLATES HAVE BEEN REPRODUCED IN 7 COLOR PHOTO LITHOGRAPHY ON PAPER MANUFACTURED TO MATCH THE TINT OF PAPER USED BY THE ARTIST.

THE FIRST 11 OF THE ILLUMINATED PAGES ARE IN THE COLLECTION OF THE JEWISH MUSEUM, NEW YORK. THE GIFT OF EDWARD WARBURG IN 1947. BEN SHAHN WAS A VERY FAMOUS AMERICAN JEWISH ARTIST AND ILLUSTRATOR.

THE PLATES HAVE BEEN REPRODUCED IN SEVEN-COLOUR PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY ON PAPER MANUFACTURED TO MATCH THE TINT OF PAPER USED BY THE ARTIST. THE ENGLISH TEXT HAS BEEN SET IN MONOTYPE BEMBO

THE BOOK HAS 133 PAGES AND 20 PAGE INTRODUCTION BY CECIL ROTH. IT HAS A LINEN COVER WITH BEAUTIFUL GOLD LETTERING.