Oct 26, 2023 - Sale 2650

Sale 2650 - Lot 252

Price Realized: $ 812
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
(JUDAICA.) Moss, David. The Artistic Haggadah "Shir HaMa'alot L'David." A Pesach Haggadah. 2 volumes. Illustrated. Volume 1: the facsimile of the Haggadah, 52 leaves. Volume 2: A Song of David: Commentary to the Facsimile of the Moss Haggadah; explanatory text to the Haggadah in two languages. The Hebrew explanations are arranged from right to left, and the English from the left, a copy (in black-and-white) of the facsimile of the Haggadah appears among the explanatory leaves in both languages. Folio (18 x 11 3/4 inches), bound in publisher's full red morocco gilt, the companion volume bound in full grey cloth; both housed in original morocco-edged slipcase, as issued. Limited edition, one of 550 numbered copies initialed by Moss, with the complimentary volume also hand-numbered. Calligraphy by Moss, a number of pages decorated with gold foil stamping; intermittent leaves containing paper cuts and wax impressions. Printed at the Stamperia Valdonega under the direction of Martino Mardersteig by Bet Alpha Editions. Fine copy of an ornate, beautiful production. Quite scarce both in commerce and at auction; only one other copy traced at auction on Rare Book Hub. Verona, Italy, 1987