[Northampton, MA]: The Gehenna Press, 1964.. Small quarto. Quarter gilt lettered parchment and boards. Fifty plates. Errata slip tipped in after page [34]. Fine in slightly nicked glassine. First edition, published as "Gehenna Essays in Art" 2. One of 975 ordinary copies, from a total edition of 1000 numbered copies printed by Harold McGrath. This copy is denoted on the colophon by Leonard Baskin as a "Printer's copy," followed by his pencil presentation inscription, signed "Leonard." BASKIN 41. BROOK 41.

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Bookseller: William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: WRCLIT88863
Title: REMBRANDT AND THE BOOK OF TOBIT
Author: [Gehenna Press]: Held, Julius S
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Gehenna Press
Place of Publication: [Northampton, MA]
Date Published: 1964.

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First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Tipped In: Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
Quarto: The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
Parchment: Pages or book covering made from a prepared animal skin. Parchment describes any animal skin used for books, while vellum is a...
Errata: Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
Colophon: The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...