"Etchings for Poems", nine bibliophilic books, created at the Jerusalem Print Workshop between January 1988 and February 1989 and published in limited editions of 40 numbered copies signed by the artists:
* Shaul Schatz, eight etchings for eight poems by Admiel Kossman.
* Moshe Gershuni, ten etchings for passages from "Hachamor" by Aharon Shabtai.
* Raanan Levy, eight etchings for eight poems by Amir Gilboa.
* Tamara Rikman, a dozen etchings for a dozen poems by Dan Pagis.
* Zvi Tolkovsky, ten etchings for ten "Ar'aa" chapters by Harold Schimmel.
* Sidon Rotenberg, eight etchings for three poems by Dalia Ravikovich.
* Larry Abramson, ten etchings for a poem by Zali Gurevitch.
* Michael Kovner, six etchings for a poem by Abba Kovner.
* David Ben Shaul, ten etchings for ten poems by Aryeh Sachs.
The etchings were etched by the artists on brass plates of various sizes using different techniques: Aquatint, dry etching, hard wax, soft wax and electric pencil. Preparation of the plates and printing were done by the printers Sidon Rotenberg, Miriam Schnitzer and Sharon Poliakin. The poems were photocopied from the poetry books and screen-printed. All of the copies were signed and numbered by the artists (all of the nine books offered here are numbered 18/30). Each book consists of 6-10 leaves, each one with a poem and an etching, printed on Arches 240-gram paper.
Originally each book was printed on separate sheets placed in a wooden box. The books offered here were all bound in artistic bindings handmade by Yehuda Miklaf and placed in cardboard and leather cases with matching spines. Most of the bindings were made using a technique of leather inlay to create a design or an illustration; two are made of parchment. Each binding is uniquely designed, reflecting, implicitly or explicitly, the spirit of the poems.
9 books, average size 13X14 cm. Good condition. Contained in fine boxes.