The Birthday of the World
Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Very Good / Good. Item #L065449
Tear to lower jacket cover; uniform browning, small chips and nicks, creases to jacket (glassine); slight rubbing and browning to covers (boards; chiefly at edges); slight internal browning to edges. [2], 63, [1] pages. Series of 10 readings (including prologue and epilogue) 'based on a series of messages inspired by The National Planning Committee of The Jewish Theological Seminary of America' (title page verso), with selected reproductions of Chagall etchings (from the biblical series). Upper cover and book design by Fred Hausman; authors' credits at rear. Complimentary issue; ' ... presented to you with the compliments of Irving M. Levy' (first preliminary page); with presumed signature and inscription by the presentor underneath in blue-gray ink: 'To Earl / May you always have peace / Irv' (or possibly 'Jay'?) with underlining paraph.Chagall, Marc (illustrator); 9 b/w Illustrations.
Price: $20.00