Das Hohe Lied Salomo / The Song of Solomon; Facsimile of the Cranach Presse edition, publiished by Graf Harry Kessler.

New York: Abner Schram, (1972). Vellum-backed boards. Two vols., narrow 4tos; book in vellum-backed boards stamped in gilt, t.e.g., together with accompanying paperbound pamphlet. Fine in original slipcase. Item #202461

The 1931 Cranach Press edition ranks alongside Kessler's Hamlet and Eclogues as the highest of his achievements as a small-press publisher. The illustrations and decorative initials were by Eric Gill, the type specially cut for Kessler by E. Prince. This is a fine facsimile, printed in East Germany. The accompanying pamphlet contains a postscript in English.

Price: $225.00