Robert Gordis Introduction (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1963 book, binding and text in fine condition, no slipcase ,blue cloth binding with gilt ornament on front panel and gilt title on spine cover, binding tight and square no damage, green end papers, text clean and unmarked (one word underlined) text printed on double folded pages with ornamented borders, unpaginated. Valanti Angelo (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Light wear. Light soiling- there are many brownish small spots on covers (foxing?). Comes in gold slipcase that has light wear & soiling. Valenti Angelo (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Book Club Edition. HERITAGE PRESS THE BOOK OF PROVERBS DECORATIONS BY VALENTI ANGELO 1963 SANDGLASS. It is a new day, but I am going to continue to list books from the Heritage Press. Here s the next one: The Book of Proverbs from the authorized King James Version with an Introduction by Robert Gordis and decorations by Valenti Angelo. This small hard cover bookin simulated but fine blue leatherand its slipcase (6 ½ x 10 inches unpaginated but about 60 double-folded pages or about 120 pages) was published by the Heritage Press dated 1963. The Heritage Club Newsletter Sandglass (Number VII:29) is laid-in and if you read it, you will find out that in addition to the decorations, Valenti Angelo was involved in many aspects of designing and producing this fine book. Condition: This book is in near fine plus condition. The gold slipcase is almost new with a minimum of wear (please see the photos). The hard cover book is pristine, without blemish or wear. Inside the only mark as with all these recent Heritage Press listings is the book plate of the former owners who took such good care with these books. The interior pagesall double-foldedare without mark or blemish. Both hinges are intact, and the binding is tight and sound. This book is not ex-library or a remainder.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in slip case. Good binding and cover. Wear to case. Clean, unmarked pages.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Fine (-). Dust Jacket Condition: Fine (-). The book of Proverbs is "wisdom literature." Throughout, wisdom is compared and contrasted with foolishness. Wisdom literature is concerned with the realities of human experience, from the mundane to the sublime, and with the relationship between that experience and the divine. The Heritage Club's Sandglass for this title is laid in. Condition notes - unnumbered pp; HB w/slipcase. Pages: clean, bright, tight, sm frontis; printed on uncut double pages; no defects. Cover: navy, gilt artwork front and gilt titles and ornamentation to spine; no shelfwear, spine slightly sunned. Sturdy slipcase is gilt, spine and b.e. rubbed. A nice copy indeed of this classic work. Giftable. Valenti Angelo (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Slipcase has notable chipping and edgewear. Boards have minor shelf rubbing and smudging. Text is clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: very good to near fine. First edition thus. Octavo. Printed on unnumbered folded double leaves (116)pp. Red leather, spine lettered in gilt, and gilt device on front cover. Housed publisher's beveled edge red cardboard slipcase, all edges covered in gold paper. Each page of text outlined in red, and within a decorative blue floral border. Title page with a round device printed in brown. Edition limited to 1500 numbered copies (this is #1363) decorated and set by hand by the artist Valenti Angelo, and signed by him on the limitation leaf. Spine & beveling very lightly sunned. Text in English. Library donation stamp on end papers and half-title as well as several text leaves. But for these stamps (and priced accordingly) this would be a near fine copy.…

Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. The ancient wisdom of Solomon is brought to life in elegantly illustrated, limited, and deluxe edition of the Book of Proverbs. This edition is limited to just 1500 numbered copies, signed by the Valenti Angelo, of which this is 932. [LEC, 352]. Spine sunned a shade, light rubbing spine tips, overall near fine publisher's slipcase. Publisher's full red lambskin, decoratively gilt, french folds, housed in publisher's gold and red paper-covered slipcase. Illustrated with borders and initials by Valenti Angelo. (illustrator). Signed.…