A Collectors’ Guide to Judaica

Weinstein, Jay. A Collectors’ Guide to Judaica. New York: Thames and Hudson, (1985). First American edition. 4to. 240pp. Index, glossary, bibliography and price guide. Original dust jacket with white lettering on black spine over brown cloth stamped in gilt. Illustrated with 352 b/w reproductions of pictures and paintings, 32 in color. A fine copy.

Lovely work describing the types of Jewish art used for everyday and ritual purposes. Describes the many styles of Judaica from metalwork and ceremonial cups to the art of the modern Bezalel school style from Israel. Thoroughly explains how to know a fake from a forgery and gives other useful details such as Hebrew dates. Fine. Hardcover. (52475) $65