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Abram Krol. The Thora

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:3,000.00 USD Estimated At:6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD
Abram Krol. The Thora
<Our item number 131461><B>Abram Krol.</B> <I>The Thora.</I> An excessively rare full set of Abram Krol&#39;s signed proofs for his magnum opus, the illustrations of the Five Books of Moses &#40;Suite de 187 bruins pour La Pentateuque&#41;. The set is comprised of 187 Abram Krol signed engravings, each marked and approved as artist&#39;s proofs of his illustrations of the The Pentateuch. <BR><BR>All are 12&#34; x 8&#34;, titled and signed by Krol in pencil:<BR>Genesis, 50 plates<BR>Exodus 40 plates<BR>Leviticus, 27 plates <BR>Numbers, 36 plates<BR>Deuteronomy, 34 plates<BR><BR>The set is complete. The first edition carried 187 plates; a 1993 edition &#40;Paris&#41;, 189. This is the 1967 edition. Other editions have appeared in Haifa &#40;1969&#41; and Troyes &#40;1988&#41;.<BR><BR> As of this writing, we know of only two full sets: this one, and the one at the Library of Congress, which was a gift of the artist. This set is deemed superior to the set in the Library of Congress, because each engraving bears K rol&#39;s approval - &#34;épreuve graveur,&#34; in the lower left corner, whereas the Library&#39;s set is merely numbered.<BR><BR>The engravings are contained in one portfolio; condition is excellent. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;6,000 - 8,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 131461<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/45jpegs/131461.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>