Estate / Collection: The Collection of Erica Jong and Ken Burrows
[LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB]
[LAWRENCE, JACOB, illustrator]. The First Book of Moses, Called Genesis. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1989. Limited edition, copy 357 of an edition of 400 copies, signed in pencil on the colophon by Lawrence. Publisher's blue cloth in clamshell case with inlaid leather label. 21 3/4 x 16 3/8 inches (55 x 41.5 cm); the text of the King James version printed unpaginated; illustrated with eight full-page screenprints by Jacob Lawrence in colors, prepared by Osiris Screen Printing. Slipcase a bit sunned and bumped, the book fine.
This is one of the finest publications issued by the Limited Editions Club, extremely desirable for the eight monumental color screenprints by Lawrence.
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Estate / Collection: The Collection of Erica Jong and Ken Burrows
[LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB]
[LAWRENCE, JACOB, illustrator]. The First Book of Moses, Called Genesis. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1989. Limited edition, copy 357 of an edition of 400 copies, signed in pencil on the colophon by Lawrence. Publisher's blue cloth in clamshell case with inlaid leather label. 21 3/4 x 16 3/8 inches (55 x 41.5 cm); the text of the King James version printed unpaginated; illustrated with eight full-page screenprints by Jacob Lawrence in colors, prepared by Osiris Screen Printing. Slipcase a bit sunned and bumped, the book fine.
This is one of the finest publications issued by the Limited Editions Club, extremely desirable for the eight monumental color screenprints by Lawrence.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, May 11, 2023