A Jewish Iconography - Alfred Rubens – Bibliophile Edition – London, 1954

A Jewish Iconography - Alfred Rubens – Bibliophile Edition – London, 1954
A Jewish Iconography, Alfred Rubens. London: The Jewish Museum, 1954. English.
A lexicon of Jewish art with bibliographic records of engravings, prints and portraits documenting five hundred years of Jewish history, some from the collection of Rubens and others from different collections. This book complements the book Anglo-Jewish Portraits printed in 1935.
Alfred Rubens (1903-1998), renowned collector and historian, served as director of the London Jewish Museum between 1958 and 1983.
A copy out of a limited edition of 500 copies. Half vellum binding.
XVI, 160 pp + [31] plates, 25 cm. Very good condition. Some uncut sheets. Stains to binding.
Enclosed: A Jewish Iconography, Supplementary volume by Alfred Rubens. Published by Nonpareil, London, 1982.
A supplementary volume to the comprehensive edition of the lexicon published in 1982 by Nonpareil.
128 pp, 29.5 cm. Good condition. Soft cover, slightly worn.