(LAWRENCE JACOB) The First Book of Moses Called Genesis The

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(LAWRENCE, JACOB.) The First Book of Moses, Called Genesis. The King James Version. 8 color silkscreen prints by Lawrence. 498x365 mm; 19 5/8x14 3/8 inches (sheets). Folio, gilt-lettered cobalt blue cloth; publisher's slipcase. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1989

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number 257 signed by lawrence on the colophon, from a total edition of 400. To achieve the detail and color for these plates, 17 to 21 screens were required, making a total of 144 separate stencils, all of which were destroyed after printing. Lawrence's monumental achievement and one of the most impressive books by The Limited Editions Club.