The Book of Esther & The Book of Ruth.

Auction 95 | Thursday, November 11th, 2021 at 11:00am
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art

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Lot 380
(BIBLE ILLUSTRATIONS).

The Book of Esther & The Book of Ruth.

<<One of 155 copies.>> Woodcut illustrations and initials by <<Lucien Pissarro>> and his wife, Esther. Errata slip laid in. pp. (2), lxxxii, (1). Original green patterned boards. 12mo. Ransom, Eragny 2; Tomkinson, Eragny 2.

Epping, Essex: The Eragny Press 1896

Est: $200 - $300
PRICE REALIZED $150
The Eragny Press was founded by Lucien Pissarro (1863-1944), son of the French-Jewish Impressionist artist Camille Pissarro. The press was named after the Pissarro family home village in Normandy.