Objects of Ancient Jewish Ritual Art and Illuminated Hebrew Script and Ornament of Printed books (Über alte Kultusgegenstände in Synagoge und Haus & Verzierte Hebräische Schrift und jüdischer Buchschmuck)
Jerusalem: Universitas Booksellers, 1970. Reprint. Limited edition. Hardcover. 1/300. Quarto. (8) 104, 112pp. Original illustrated dustjacket , white lettering on spine, over marbled tan paper-covered boards. Reprint of Frauberger's 1903 "Über alte Kultusgegenstände in Synagoge und Haus" and his 1909 "Verzierte Hebräische Schrift und jüdischer Buchschmuck." With 271 photographic b/w reproductions of ancient Jewish ritual art objects as well as Hebrew scripts and book ornaments. New introduction by Hermann M. Z. Meyer. English version by I. M. Lask. Introduction in English, rest of text in German. Some scuffing at fore-edge of dustjacket, front and back, and light chipping and creasing along edges. DJ with one and a half inch closed tear at top of front cover, fastned with transparent tape. Boards slightly bent. . DJ in good-, binding in good, interior in very good condition. g- to vg. Item #45945
Price: $150.00