Augsburg: Pattloch Verlag, 1990. A lovely copy of this First Thus. Full dark blue leather, with one of Chagall's illustrations tipped onto the front panel black and gilt decoration to front board and spine. All edges gilt. Two silk bookmarks. End papers featuring Chagall's art. 4 °. With 64 colour illustrations after Chagall. The illustrations are high quality reproductions on glossy art paper, with titles to the verson. Text in German throughout. Fine inside and out. There is no significant wear to the book. Pagination:[10], 354, 39, 4 maps. pp
Also included is the brochure / pamphlet which accompanied the Bible. This tells the story of the creation of the art (in German) and also serves as the Certificate of Originality with number.
"Since my early youth, I have been fascinated by the Bible," said Marc Chagall, believing it to be "the greatest source of poetry of all time." The works presented here reflect Chagall's ongoing interest in the beauty and tragedy of humanity: "The Bible is like an echo of nature and this secret I have tried to transmit," (Abstracted from Artsy) 290 x 210 mm (11½ by 8¼ inches).
Ein schönes Exemplar dieses Ersten So. Dunkelblaues Vollleder, mit einer von Chagalls Illustrationen auf der Vorderseite, schwarze und vergoldete Dekoration auf Vorderdeckel und Rücken. Alle Kanten vergoldet. Zwei Lesezeichen aus Seide. Vorsatzblätter mit Chagalls Kunst. 4°. Mit 64 Farbabbildungen nach Chagall. Die Illustrationen sind hochwertige Reproduktionen auf glänzendem Kunstdruckpapier, mit Titeln zur Version. Text durchgehend deutsch. Innen und außen in Ordnung.