Joel Weinstein Editor (5 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Literary Magazine. 8 1/2 x 7 inches. Staple bound. 52 pages with black/white interior illustrations. VERY GOOD. Binding tight, without stress creasing and square. All corners without creases or bumps. With slight wear from handling. Without tears, creases, bumps or chips. Very clean and bright. All items carefully packaged and sent boxed.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Literary Magazine. Magazine size and format. Square bound. 94 pages with color and black/white interior illustrations. VERY FINE. Binding tight, without stress creasing and square. All corners pointed. With slight wear from handling. Without tears, creases, bumps or chips. Very clean and bright. All items carefully packaged and sent boxed.

Stapled Binding. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Literary quarterly with poems stories and graphics, 52 pages. Contributions by Carlos Reyes, Simon Perchik, Katherine Dunn, Jim Barnes, Steven Ford Brown, Michael Covino, Christopher Howell, Lyn Lifshin, and much more. Damp stain to top corner of spine.

Stapled Binding. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Literary quarterly with poems, stories and graphics. Contributions by Hugh Fox, Al Drake, Michael Covino, Marc Hudson, Joan Colby, Jane Sterrett, Fred Pfeil and many more, 64 pages. Covers lightly soiled.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Limited edition. 92/500. The Library's most important Hebrew illuminated manuscript is known as the "Washington Haggadah" because of its location in Washington, D.C. A Haggadah (the plural is haggadot) is a liturgical work that is recited in the home at the festive evening meal of Passover, in order to fulfill the biblical injunction (Exodus 13:8) to recount the story of the Exodus to each generation. Haggadot are often illustrated, the theory being that this will keep the children interested and awake during the reciting of the text. Completed on January 29, 1478, the Washington Haggadah was signed by Joel ben Simeon, a well-known scribe and artist responsible for more than a dozen other Hebrew illuminated manuscripts found in collections around the world. In addition to the full text of the Passover night liturgy, the Washington Haggadah features stunningly intricate illuminated panels and a series of Passover illustrations that include depictions of "The Four Sons," "The Search for Leaven," and "The Messiah Heralded." The enduring popularity of Joel ben Simeon's miniatures is reflected in the many reproductions of his work that have appeared over the years in anthologies of Jewish art and manuscript painting. In 1991, the Library of Congress published this facsimile edition of the Washington Haggadah, accompanied by a companion volume with a detailed scholarly description, analysis, and assessment of the manuscript. This edition faithfully preserves the original text, with the Hebrew facsimile appearing in the original right-to-left orientation. It will be read and treasured by anyone interested in Jewish history, medieval illuminated manuscripts, and the history of the Haggadah. The Haggadah itself is bound in leather. The commentary by Myron Weinstein is a separate volume bound in cloth with both volumes encased in a cloth covered clamshell box.