The First Book of Moses, called Genesis
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1989.
Copy number 384 of a limited 400 copies, signed by Jacob Lawrence. Bound in publisher's blue cloth stamped in gilt on the upper board. Housed in the publisher's navy blue coarse linen velvet lined solander case with title label stamped in gilt. Illustrated with eight original silkscreens by Jacob Lawrence printed on fine Whatman paper by Osiris Printing. 23.5 x 18", elephant folio. Light rubbing to covers else Fine in a Near Fine case with slight wear to corners, trivial fading and trivial wear to cloth. A monumental fine press edition of Genesis enhanced with vivid, wildly expressive illustrations by Harlem Renaissance artist Jacob Lawrence that express the narrative of the King James Version. Item #140947127
Price: $10,000