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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1988. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1988. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Schocken Books, New York, 1965 . Second printing 1967. Paperback. Very Good. Very good condition; shows minimal wear with pages clean and tight in binding; Please refer to the photos for book condition and additional photos are provided upon request. Message me with any questions and I promise to respond quickly. *Fast and secure shipping of your item always.

Pantheon Books, Random House, January 1954. *Hardcover. Used/No Jacket. NO DJ. Cover as shown. Cream Linen cover is VG w/ red inlay and gilt also VG. TExt is clean, unmarked, w/ no visible defects. Overall, a VG+ copy.

Schocken Book. Illus. by Shahn, Ben. Very Good. Soft cover. Light shelf wear. Small, light pen mark on cover. Store sticker on back cover. A sturdy, unmarked copy. Explores the mystical teachings of the Zohar, a foundational text of Jewish mysticism. The book delves into the concept of creation through the lens of the Hebrew alphabet, presenting each letter as a key to unlocking divine mysteries. Shahn explores the spiritual significance of each letter and its role in the cosmic and creative forces. With rich symbolism and deep insight, the book offers a profound exploration of the mystical traditions surrounding the Hebrew alphabet and its connection to the process of creation..

New York, NY: Schocken Books, 1974. . 4to. Tall. [21 pp.]. Soft, glossy orange wraps with white lettering and red illustrations. Very good with marginal sunning and creasing along spine. Black and white gravure illustrations. Some pages printed on laid white paper. First free front end paper inscribed in blue ink on upper right corner to Peter Selz from “Barbara”, dated 6/22/76. First SHOCKEN Paperback Edition, Fifth Printing, 1974.From the Collection of the Art Historian Peter Selz.

Printed at The Spiral Press and published by Pantheon, New York: (1954)., 1954 n.p. Printed on Reves mould-made paper. Illustrated with large Hebrew letters and drawings by Ben Shahn. Inked ownership of W. Kinter, 1956. Slight offsetting from large color Hebrew letters. Quarto. Original natural linen binding. Embossed gold lettered Hebrew title printed on red background on front board and spine. Some loss of red on spine title and front board. Hardbound. Limited edition of only 500 copies. This is number 413 and signed by Ben Shahn, the artist. "The Alphabet of Creation" is one of the legends from the "Sefer Ha-Zohar" an ancient Gnostic work written in Aramaic by a thirteenth century Spanish scholar named Moses de Leon who presented the work, not as his own, but as mystic knowledge revealed many centuries earlier to the Rabbi Simeon ben Yohai. The present interpretation has been rather freely adapted by Ben Shahn from the English translation of Maurice Samuel and other… Leer más

New York: Pantheon, 1954. First, Limited Edition. Tall octavo. Tan, rough linen boards, stamped in maroon and gilt; publisher's slipcase; [45]pp.; illus in text. Number 394 of 500 hand-numbered copies, signed by the artist and printed at the Spiral Press. Faint scratch to lettering on spine, else a Fine, unworn copy in a lightly rubbed, Very Good slipcase.

New York: Schoken Books, 1982. Hardcover. Near Fine. Later printing. Tall 8vo. Illustrated by Ben Shahn. Finely bound copy by Toronto bookbinder Don Taylor. Full purple leather and green leather spine. The covers divided in twelve panels of Hebrew letters cut from coloured paper, one to each panel, with gilt titles to the lower fore-edge panel of the front board and rear. A nice book.

New York: Spiral Press for Pantheon, 1954. New York: Spiral Press for Pantheon, [1954]. First edition. One of 50 copies printed on Umbria handmade paper, signed by Shahn and with an original drawing by him. This copy being number five. Tall octavo (10 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches; 275 x 170 mm). [44] pages including colophon and numerous Shahn illustrations plus the frontispiece of an original Shahn watercolor of the letter 'Zadhe', signed by him below. Publisher's natural linen cloth with black morocco gilt spine label (English) and cover label (Hebrew). In publisher's cardboard slipcase. Slipcase with a small piece missing from bottom. Overall a fine copy. "The Alphabet of Creation is one of the legends from the Sefer Har-Zohar, or Book of Splendor, an ancient Gnostic work written in Aramaic by a thirteenth century Spanish scholar named Moses de Leon who presented the work, not as his own, but as mystic knowledge revealed many centuries earlier to the Rabbi Simeon ben Yohai" (colophon). HBS 66047. $1,850.