Benoit, Pierre. Le Puits de Jacob [“Jacob’s Well.”]

(SZYK, ARTHUR)

Albin Michel

Paris

1927

ONE OF 12 COPIES hors commerce printed on Japon. Magnificent hand-colored illustrations by Szyk. Fifteen exquisite hand-colored initials and twelve miniature paintings. * This copy with: Original pochoir illustration by Szyk tipped on free endpaper

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 sories and teachings can serve as role models for modern Jewry. See J.P. Ansell, Arthur Szyk pp. 47-49, 273