Auction 83 · Lot 112
Das Buch Jona. Six pages of calligraphic text by Julius Zimpel, followed by 17 magnificent lithographic plates by Birnbaum. Illustrated title page and initials.
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
BIRNBAUM, URIEL.
printer
Neuer Grafik / Rikola
Place
Vienna
Publication
1921
Description
One of 300 numbered copies (this copy unnumbered). Title and each illustrated plate pencil-signed by the artist
summary
Striking illustrated edition of the Biblical Book of Jonah by this Austrian-Jewish artist (1894-1955).
Original linen-backed boards covered in wax-paper, title-label pasted on front cover; two leather and bone ties. Folio.
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