Steinhardt Jacob Woodcuts (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. DJ age-toned on spine and edges, especially on rear, ; 13.3 X 10.2 X 0.5 inches.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Collectible large hardcover with lovely woodcuts and calligraphy. Cover shows minor wear. Pages clean. Binding tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Woodcuts By Jacob Steinhardt (illustrator). Lettering by Franzisca Baruch. With a brief introduction in English and Hebrew by Z. Zmishai-Maisels language. In an edition of 1000 copies which was published together with an edition of 50 De Luxe Numbered Copies on Arches handmade paper. In Hebrew with Steinhardt's graphic illustrations. Graphic DJ with a few small edge tears.

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. Woodcuts By Jacob Steinhardt (illustrator). Quarto, off-white cloth covers with gold lettering, mild soiling to the boards, short tear to the spine near the top, 50 pp., b/w woodcuts throughout. In Hebrew. Lettering by Franzisca Baruch. With a brief introduction in English and Hebrew by Z. Zmishai-Maisels language. In an edition of 1000 copies which was published together with an edition of 50 De Luxe Numbered Copies on Arches "The original limited edition of 200 copies was immediately sold out and was so well received that in 1923 a publisher decided to reprint a smaller, more popular version. The present facsimile edition is based on Eric Goeritz's original publication and preserves both its size (with slightly smaller margins) and the quality of its execution." "Jakob Steinhardt (1887 - 1968), a major figure in modern Jewish art, is best known for his expressive use of the woodcut. He worked from 1912 on in the German Expressionist style he had begun to use in Berlin, refining it with technical innovations after settling in Jerusalem in 1934. The [Steinhardt] Hagadah, which he produced swith Franzisca Baruch at the peak of the renaissance of Jewish art and culture in Berlin in the early 1920s, has long been one of his most popular works. . . "Steinhardt [originally] decided to decorate the Hagadah with etchings, his preferred medium at this time. . . " After examining the etchings, Franzisca Baruch, a young art student who was to execute the Hebrew lettering and design, convinced Steinhardt that woodcuts would be a better medium, and he created a striking group iof damatic woodcuts, "creating a compellingly moden interpretation of the scenes, whose intense play of flickering lights shooting across the dark backgrounds differentiate them from the long tradition of woodcut illustrations to the Hagada. "Baruch then began months of study of medieval Hebrew lettering types, finally selecting a bold style which perfectly balanced the dark woodcuts. She hand-lettered the entire book, arranging the layout of each page to preserve the compositional tension and expressiveness of the woodcuts. The result is a book seemingly executed by a single hand, and united in a style of its own to the point that the spectator is unaware that Steinhardt's woodcuts have been set beside Baruch's lettering. . ." (Quoted remarks from the introduction.).

SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 195x175 mm. 148+86 pages. Softcover. Cover yellowing. Cover edges slightly rubbed. Spine yellowing and wrinkled. Spine edges rubbed. Few pages partly detached. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition. The book is in : Hebrew English.

RARE collection fictional accounts of the lives of Gharry drivers in British-ruled Palestine by the eminent Hebrew writer, playwright and editor Ari Ibn-Zahav [Sahav; Goldstein, Leo] (1899-1971). The stories are illustrated by an renowned Israeli painter and woodcut artist Jacob Steinhardt (1887-1968). 165x120mm. 92 pages [+2]. Illustrated Softcover. Cover yellowing and slightly stained. Cover corners and spine edges slightly worn. Spine wrinkled and slightly rubbed. Pages yellowing. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare book on the life of Jews and Arabs under the British mandate, illustrated by one of the most influential Israeli artists, is in good condition. The book is in : English.