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Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
The Pentateuch – Soncino Society – Berlin, 1930s
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The Pentateuch. Berlin: Soncino, [1930-1933].
A fine bibliophile folio edition, printed in 850 copies. The letters and initials were designed by Marcus Behmer "after the letters used in the printing press of Gershom Cohen in Prague".
The Soncino Society of Friends of the Jewish Book was founded in Berlin in 1924 and published books with meticulous attention to typographic design. The society was dismantled by order of the Nazi authorities in 1937.
The Soncino Society meant to continue and print all the other books of the bible, but the dramatic political changes in Germany at the time led to the early termination of the project.
[134] leaves, 40 cm. Thick, high-quality paper. Wide margins. Good condition. Stains on several leaves. Minor blemishes to binding.
A fine bibliophile folio edition, printed in 850 copies. The letters and initials were designed by Marcus Behmer "after the letters used in the printing press of Gershom Cohen in Prague".
The Soncino Society of Friends of the Jewish Book was founded in Berlin in 1924 and published books with meticulous attention to typographic design. The society was dismantled by order of the Nazi authorities in 1937.
The Soncino Society meant to continue and print all the other books of the bible, but the dramatic political changes in Germany at the time led to the early termination of the project.
[134] leaves, 40 cm. Thick, high-quality paper. Wide margins. Good condition. Stains on several leaves. Minor blemishes to binding.
Literature and Periodicals, Children's Books, Bibliophile Books
Literature and Periodicals, Children's Books, Bibliophile Books