Bidspirit auction | Gustave Doré's Illustrated Bible -

Gustave Doré's Illustrated Bible - A Huge and Magnificent Book - Die Heilige Schrift der Israeliten. in deutscher gebertragung von Dr. Ludwig Philippson. mit bildern von Gustav Dore. Stuttgart: Druck und Verlag von Eduard Hallberger. The two volumes bound together in one huge volume, including hundreds of illustrations and engravings by Gustav Doré, and a Bible translated into German by Ludwig Philippson (1811-1883), who was a Reform rabbi in Berlin, and editor of the newspaper Allgemeine Zeitung des Judentums. Red velvet binding and gilded page margins. German, 495 + 803 pp., 42X32 cm. Good condition, wear on the cover. *** Please note: the book weighs 9 kg excluding packaging materials. Shipping abroad is expected to be very expensive!