(Shahn, Ben)illus. HALLELUJAH SUITE by Ben Shahn. Kennedy Graphics/Kennedy Galleries, NY, 1970. Copy "B" from the edition of 240 numbered and 10 lettered (A-J) copies. Oblong folio, cloth with gold-lettered black lealther labels, cloth covered clamshell case, with text consisting of an introduction by Bernarda Bryson Shahn, copy of a letter in French from Fernand Mourlot, the text of Psalm 150, and 50 lithographs, including 24 illustrations, and 26 lithographs of Hebrew calligraphy, 24 relating to the illustrations, and 2 as title and tailpiece. Unsigned, as always, as Shahn died before completion of the work, and it was issued posthumously. Typography by Spiral Press, binding and case by Moroquain Bindery, New York. A lavish production, in Fine condition throughout.
