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Canticum canticorum Salomonis--A set of the three Cranach Presse editions, comprising:
Das Hohe Leid Salomo. Weimar: Die Cranach Presse, 1931. 8° (258 x 134mm). Headlines printed in red. 11 woodcut illustrations by and after Eric Gill, 7 full-page, 13 woodcut initials by and after Gill. (Scattered light spotting.) Crushed red morocco gilt, covers with gilt fillet borders. LIMITED TO 158 COPIES, THIS NUMBER XLI OF 50 ON JAPON. Gill Eric Gill (1991) 284; Müller-Krumbach 'Katalog' 55.
Canticum canticorum Salomonis. Weimar: Die Cranach Presse, 1931. 8° (258 x 134mm). Headlines printed in red. 11 woodcut illustrations by and after Eric Gill, 7 full-page, 18 woodcut initials by and after Gill. (Scattered light spotting.) Crushed red morocco-backed boards, titled in gilt on the spine, LIMITED TO 268 COPIES, THIS NUMBER LVI OF 60 ON JAPON. Gill Eric Gill (1991) 284; Müller-Krumbach 'Katalog' 56.
Cantique des cantiques de Salomon. Translated by Le maistre de Saci. Weimar: Die Cranach Presse, 1931. 8° (258 x 134mm). Headlines printed in blue. 11 woodcut illustrations by and after Eric Gill, 7 full-page, 14 woodcut initials by and after Gill. Crushed tan morocco gilt by Otto Dorfner, covers with gilt fillet borders, upper cover titled in gilt, gilt-ruled turn-ins (hinges partially cracked). Provenance: John Saks (booklabel). LIMITED TO 158 COPIES, THIS NUMBER IL OF 50 ON JAPON. Gill Eric Gill (1991) 284; Müller-Krumbach 'Katalog' 57.
The three volumes contained in a modern box, gilt morocco lettering-piece. Together with a facsimile edition of the Cranach Presse Das Hohe Leid Salomo (New York: Abner Schram, 1972). (4)
Das Hohe Leid Salomo. Weimar: Die Cranach Presse, 1931. 8° (258 x 134mm). Headlines printed in red. 11 woodcut illustrations by and after Eric Gill, 7 full-page, 13 woodcut initials by and after Gill. (Scattered light spotting.) Crushed red morocco gilt, covers with gilt fillet borders. LIMITED TO 158 COPIES, THIS NUMBER XLI OF 50 ON JAPON. Gill Eric Gill (1991) 284; Müller-Krumbach 'Katalog' 55.
Canticum canticorum Salomonis. Weimar: Die Cranach Presse, 1931. 8° (258 x 134mm). Headlines printed in red. 11 woodcut illustrations by and after Eric Gill, 7 full-page, 18 woodcut initials by and after Gill. (Scattered light spotting.) Crushed red morocco-backed boards, titled in gilt on the spine, LIMITED TO 268 COPIES, THIS NUMBER LVI OF 60 ON JAPON. Gill Eric Gill (1991) 284; Müller-Krumbach 'Katalog' 56.
Cantique des cantiques de Salomon. Translated by Le maistre de Saci. Weimar: Die Cranach Presse, 1931. 8° (258 x 134mm). Headlines printed in blue. 11 woodcut illustrations by and after Eric Gill, 7 full-page, 14 woodcut initials by and after Gill. Crushed tan morocco gilt by Otto Dorfner, covers with gilt fillet borders, upper cover titled in gilt, gilt-ruled turn-ins (hinges partially cracked). Provenance: John Saks (booklabel). LIMITED TO 158 COPIES, THIS NUMBER IL OF 50 ON JAPON. Gill Eric Gill (1991) 284; Müller-Krumbach 'Katalog' 57.
The three volumes contained in a modern box, gilt morocco lettering-piece. Together with a facsimile edition of the Cranach Presse Das Hohe Leid Salomo (New York: Abner Schram, 1972). (4)
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