Published by Hazvi, Tel Aviv, 1955
Seller: The Book Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
Signed
SIGNED BY HAIM GAMZU. This 1955 bilingual album contains 22 b&w plates depicting modernist statues of the renwoned Israeli sculptor Zeev Ben-Zvi, published several years after his death. The book is prefaced by the legendary art and theater critic Haim Gamzu, founder of the "Beth Zvi" school of theater. The English title page contains Gamzu`s autograph and a dedication to "our beloved emissary" David Shaltiel, a former IDF general and at that time Israel`s ambassador in Brazil. 340x255mm. Unpaginated. White leather Hardcover. Spiral binding protected by leather spine. Illustrations on front and back cover. Cover and spine slightly dirty. Cover edges slightly bumped. Pages yellowing. [SUMMARY]: This album, signed by one of Israel`s most celebrated intellectuals, is otherwise in good condition. The book is in : Hebrew English.