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The Jewish Publication Society of America, Published 1962. Hardcover, x, 26, [123] pp.; 32 cm; Jewish Publication Society edition (first trade edition), a reprinting of the limited first edition published by Genuart in 1959; illustrated with 446 black-and-white reproductions of Steinhardt's woodcuts.
In Very Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Blue cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on front and spine. Mild shelf wear with some scuffing to edges and some color loss along edges. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has a 1/2 inch by 1/4 inch chip over the middle of the spine, a 1 inch closed tear over the top corner of the front cover, a chip over the bottom corner of the front cover, and several smaller nicks and tears along the edges, with mild to moderate overall shelf wear and toning to edges and spine. Front flap not price-clipped.Catalogue raisonne of the complete woodcuts of Jakob Steinhardt (1887-1968), the German-born Israeli Expressionist printmaker, gathering 446 reproductions of his graphic work from 1909 to 1959. Includes an introduction by Leon Kolb and the biographical essay "Steinhardt: His Life, His Work" by Haim Gamzu, former director of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.Contents: Introduction (by Leon Kolb); Steinhardt: His Life, His Work (by Haim Gamzu); Subject Index; Illustrations and Note from the Editor.