Marc Chagall / Illustrations for the Bible WITH Dessins pour la Bible Verve 1st

Description: Illustrations for the Bible [WITH] Dessins pour la Bible; Verve 33/34 & 37/38 [TWO VOLUMES COMPLETE WITH ALL LITHOGRAPHS / LACKING DUSTJACKET OF 37/38] Author: Chagall, Marc (illus.); Jean Wahl; Gaston Bachelard (text) Title: Illustrations for the Bible [WITH] Dessins pour la Bible; Verve 33/34 & 37/38 [TWO VOLUMES COMPLETE WITH ALL LITHOGRAPHS / LACKING DUSTJACKET OF 37/38] Publication: New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1956/ 1960 Edition: First American and French editions Description: Hardcover. Illustrations for the Bible. Folio. 105 [4]pp. Original paper-covered boards with color lithograph on cover and black lettering on cover and spine, housed in custom tan cloth portfolio with the original front of the dust jacket pasted to the inside center board. Text by Jean Wahl and Meyer Shapiro. Verve 33/34, the American edition of the first of two Verve special issues based Chagall's images of the bible. Illustrated with 16 original lithographs in vibrant colors & 12 b/w lithographs as well as 105 additional plates in heliogravure. In this work Chagall focuses on figures of the Old Testament: Noah, the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob), Moses, Joseph, Joshua, Samson, David, Solomon and the prophets (Elijah, Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel). Text by Jean Wahl with an appreciation by Meyer Schapiro. Very light wear along edges of covers and illustrated bookplate of the American conductor Fritz Reiner on front free endpaper. [WITH] Dessins pour la Bible. Folio. 96 [16]pp. Verve 37/38, the French edition of the second verve issue devoted to Chagall images from the bible. Original paper-covered boards with color lithograph on covers and black lettering on cover and spine. Text by Gaston Bachelard. Illustrated with 23 original full-page color and 24 b/w lithographs and 96 full-page monochrome reproductions, missing dustjacket. "Their subjects are the great dramas of the bible, among them the story of the Garden of Eden, the murder of Abel by Cain, the flood, the golden calf, Jonah and the whale, David and Goliath, and the great love poem The Song of Songs" plus many others. Text in French. Very light wear along edges of covers. Near fine to fine condition. Seller ID: 53770 Subject: Arts: Fine We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. Terms All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Priority Mail. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 7000 USD

Location: Santa Monica, California

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