The Holy Bible, Containing All the Books of the Old and New Testaments: King James Version (Signed by Moser)
(New York): Viking Studio, 1999. Limited Edition, one of 500 copies. 232 engravings by Barry Moser. Cloth over boards. Quarto. [xiv], 994, [10] pages.
The Viking Studio edition of the beautifully designed and illustrated Bible originally printed by his Pennyroyal Caxton Press. In addition to Moser's 232 striking illustrations, he meticulously designed the typography and layout of each page of text. It was conceived as a reading Bible, and presents Frederick Scrivner's 1873 edition without the interruption of verse numbering.
This copy is inscribed and signed by Moser to noted bookseller Justin Schiller with an inscription which reads, "For my dear friend, my Sanballat, Justin Schiller / with affection and thanks--". Now the Biblical character Sanballat is the saboteur of dreams (he tried to sabotage Nehemiah's dream of rebuilding Jerusalem), but don't worry, Moser isn't suggesting that Schiller was trying to thwart this Bible project, No, he just means that Schiller quite literally IS his Sanballat--Schiller having been the model for the illustration of Sanballat within the book of Nehemiah.
Fine in a fine dust jacket. Bound in coarse ecru cloth over boards with gilt-stamped spine and upper board, integral silk ribbon bookmark. No significant wear to book or jacket.
Item #1957
Price: $750