The Israel sketchbooks / by Hans Erni.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Erni, Hans, 1909-2015

Contributor:

Cantor, Berton.

World ORT Union.

Language:

English

French

German

Subjects (All):

Erni, Hans, 1909-2015--Travel--Israel--Illustrations.

Erni, Hans.

Israel--Social life and customs--Illustrations.

Israel.

Manners and customs.

Genre:

Illustrated works.

Penn Provenance:

Braude, Max A., 1913-1982 (former owner)

Erni, Hans, 1909-2015 (inscription)

Physical Description:

3 volumes : illustrations (some color) ; 36 cm (volumes 1-2: 18 x 27 cm)

Place of Publication:

[Geneva] : [World ORT Union], [©1968]

Language Note:

Sketchbooks in original German. Added volume with English and French translations.

Summary:

Two-volume facsimile edition of the original sketchbooks, accompanied by an additional volume containing the English and French translations of the texts included in the sketchbooks and biographical notes.

Contents:

[1] The Red Sea.

[2] The Queen of Sheba.

[1] The Red Sea

[2] The Queen of Sheba

[3] Erni / [edited by Berton Cantor].

Notes:

Title from portfolio spine. Volume titles from covers.

Issued in portfolio (39 cm.).

Sketchbooks spiral bound.

Edition limited to 550 copies of which 500 are signed and numbered by the artist. The remaining 50 copies numbered I to L - "hors commerce" - are the property of the artist.

Local Notes:

Penn Libraries copy unnumbered.

Penn Libraries copy has ms. (illustrated) inscription on volume [3] title leaf to Mr. Max A. Braude dated 19 April 1969.

OCLC:

234201437