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The Book of Lamentations (Eicha) – Calligraphy by David Moss – Wood Engravings by Leonid Gorban – Bet Alpha, 1997 – Bibliophile Edition
Eicha, calligraphy by David Moss. Wood engravings by Leonid Gorban. [Berkley]: Bet Alpha, 1997. Hebrew.
A bibliophile edition of the Book of Lamentations (Eicha). The text is accompanied by six wood engravings depicting wooden European synagogues, all burned down by the Germans during the Holocaust. The book is printed on hand-made paper "prepared especially for this book in Maniagni paper mill". Copy no. 21 from an edition of 120 copies. Signed by the artists in the colophon.
[16] leaves, 33.5 cm. Very good condition. Placed in a cardboard slipcase.
