Ink and Blood: A Book of Drawings SIGNED by Arthur Szyk LIMITED to 1000; 1946

Description: LIMITED EDITION OF ARTHUR SZYK’S FAMOUS ANTI-NAZI CARICATURES, INSCRIBED BY HIM SZYK, Arthur. Ink & Blood. A Book of Drawings. New York: Heritage Press, 1946. All copies were inscribed to a particular person. This one was inscribed to Bud Jennings. Condition and Terms Book and slipcase are in spectacular condition for their age. Both are completely sound structurally and there are few cosmetic blemishes aside from the Ex Libris. There are no embossed seals, or other marks made by a prior owner. Cover is full black morocco leather with gold gilded page-edges on top. There are hand-made patterned endpapers and a slipcase that matches the pattern of the endpapers. Signed limited first edition, one of 1000 inscribed copies, of this striking collection of Szyk’s wartime propaganda work, with color frontispiece and 74 plates, six in color and mounted (the rest printed in sepia duotone). Please review all photos carefully before purchasing, and feel free to ask questions if the photos do not suffice. We are also happy to provide additional photos if needed. Be sure to check out our other listings at Settembrinis Selections. You can save on shipping by buying multiple books and asking that we combine the shipping. Returns are only allowed due to shipping damage or item not being as described. Due to USPS insurance claims procedures, partial refunds are not allowed due to shipping damage. Items damaged in shipping must be returned in the original packaging as received. The USPS requires inspection of the packaging and item damaged. Synopsis Polish-born Arthur Szyk considered his work to be “weapons of war.” Upon the German invasion of Poland in 1939, his life and career were altered forever. Syzk lived in London at the time, and, in an effort to sway American public opinion against the Nazis, British authorities dispatched him to New York City. There he was to assume the role of unofficial propagandist for the Allied powers, contributing a steady stream of anti-Nazi cartoons and caricatures for major U.S. publications, including Time, Collier’s, Esquire, The New York Times, the New York Post (where he eventually served as editorial cartoonist) and the Chicago Sun. For this mission, Szyk developed a new and different approach from his established style of “illumination,” creating caricatures that combined the precise detail and fine craftsmanship of his miniaturist illustrations with the barbed satire of political commentary. The foreword to the book is by novelist, poet, and short-story writer Maxwell Struthers Burt. It was designed by Richard Ellis and printed by the Aldus Printers.

Price: 999.99 USD

Location: Missouri City, Texas

End Time: 2024-01-09T11:58:25.000Z

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