Benoit, Pierre. Le Puits de Jacob [“Jacob’s Well.”] Preface by A. de Monzie.

AUCTION 72 | Thursday, March 16th, 2017 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Holy Land Maps & Fine Art

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(SZYK, ARTHUR).

Benoit, Pierre. Le Puits de Jacob [“Jacob’s Well.”] Preface by A. de Monzie.

Magnificent hand-colored illustrations by Szyk: 12 pochoir plates and 15 initials. One of 300 numbered copies. Original printed wrappers within gilt-tooled green morroco, hand-made marbled endpapers. Sm. 4to.

Paris: Albin Michel 1927

Est: $600 - $900

PRICE REALIZED $500

Le Puits de Jacob was the first modern work of fiction illustrated by Szyk. “The theme of the novel accords perfectly with Szyk’s personal belief that Biblical stories and teachings can serve as role models for modern Jewry.” See J.P. Ansell, Arthur Szyk (2004) pp. 47-9, 273.