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Artist Signed Limited Edition "Les Pensées" and "The Rise of Silas Lapham"

Item Details

Title and Author/Editor Les Pensées (Blaise Pascal), The Rise of Silas Lapham (William Dean Howells)
Illustrator Ismar David (American-Israeli, 1910–1996), Mimi Korach (American, 1922–2018)
Translator Martin Turnell
Binding One quarter cloth with paper boards, Hardcover, Slipcase
Publisher or Printer The Limited Editions Club
Publication Year 1962, 1961
Period Mid-20th Century, 1960s
Place of Publication Bloomfield, CT
Language English
Signed Yes
Signed by Ishmar David, Mimi Korach
Number of Books 2
Additional Information These limited edition publications of Blaise Pascal’s Les Pensées and William Dean Howells’ The Rise of Silas Lapham were published by The Limited Editions Club in 1962 and 1961, respectively. Each is numbered 1,062 of 1,500 and signed by artists Ismar David and Mimi Korach to the limitation pages.

Condition

- tight bindings and hinges with minor wear and scratches; discoloration to slipcases and boards.

Dimensions

1.25" W x 12.0" H x 9.25" D

- measures Les Pensées.

Item #

ITMG850089

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