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The Book of Psalms, from the Authorized King James Version

Title

The Book of Psalms, from the Authorized King James Version
With a pref. by Mark Van Doren, and decorations by Valenti Angelo.
Bible. O.T. Psalms. English. Authorized. 1960.

Description

"The third, in this Twenty-ninth Series of the fine books made for the members of this Club ... The edition has been planned in the fashion of a small illuminated Oriental book by Valenti Angelo ... the illustrations ... look like 'Persian miniatures'; he has illuminated the title spread, by hand, with pure gold. Every page is printed in three or four colors. The text is composed in eleven-point Poliphilus type by A. Colish, who has supervised the printing... The ivory wove paper has been made specially for this edition by the Curtis Paper Company ... The binding is of genuine hand-boarded morocco [leather], stained the color of a persimmon and stamped with an arabesque pattern from Mr. Angelo. Each copy is placed in a board chemise within its slipcase"--Publisher's announcement.
No. 289 of a limited ed. of 1500 copies
Signed by the artist
Gift of Loryn Romadka
From the collection of Austin Fredric Lutter, with his bookplate.

Source

UW-Milwaukee Libraries Special Collections

Publisher

New York, Limited Editions Club

Date

1960

Contributor

Valenti Angelo - artist
Mark Van Doren - preface

Rights

It is the responsibility of the researcher to seek permission from the copyright holder to reproduce for publication.

Format

[260] p. illus.
17 cm.

Language

English

Identifier

(SPL) BS1422 1960

Files

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Citation

“The Book of Psalms, from the Authorized King James Version,” Digital Exhibits - UWM Libraries Special Collections, accessed November 13, 2024, https://web.uwm.edu/lib-omeka-spc2/items/show/61.