Shir Hashirim - The Song of Songs

(RABAN, ZE’EV)

Hasefer Verlag

Berlin

1923

ONE OF 500 NUMBERED COPIES PRINTED ON JAPON PAPER AND SPECIALLY BOUND. Decorative additional title page and 26 color plates comprising illustrations, illuminations and calligraphic text by Raban. Decorative end-papers. Exquisite binding by H. Sperling: Hand-made crimson morocco, gilt-tooled foliate border with central titled rondelle comprised of inlaid silver birds entwined with gilt-tooled scroll-work on upper cover, black in-laid printer’s device with glit-tooled scroll, candelabra and rampant lions on lower cover. Housed in slip-case. Folio.