The Book of Esther & The Book of Ruth.

Estimate: $200–$300
Hammer price: $150

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(BIBLE ILLUSTRATIONS).

printer

The Eragny Press

Place

Epping, Essex

Publication

1896

Description

One of 155 copies. Woodcut illustrations and initials by Lucien Pissarro and his wife, Esther. Errata slip laid in.

references

Ransom, Eragny 2; Tomkinson, Eragny 2.

summary

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.

pp. (2), lxxxii, (1). Original green patterned boards. 12mo.

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