March II 2021 Catalogue

B a u m a n R a r e B o o k s F a i t h 2 0 2 1 63 Chagall’s JerusalemWindows , With Two Original Lithographs 64. CHAGALL, Marc. The Jerusalem Windows. New York, 1962. Folio, original red cloth, dust jacket, acetate, slipcase. $2800. Click for More Info First American edition of this work on Chagall’s striking stained glass windows, with two original color lithographs specially prepared by Chagall for this edition, and with numerous beautiful color reproductions of the artist’s work. Illustrated are various drafts as well as the final versions of the 12 stained glass windows (one for each of the tribes of Israel) designed by Chagall for the synagogue of the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center. Issued the same year as the first edition, entitled Vitraux pour Jerusalem (text in French), and the first edition in English. A splendid copy in fine condition.