| National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh: | x.196.a |
| Curwen Press: | S2 |
| National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh: | x.196.a |
| Curwen Press: | S2 |
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The Haggadah A New Critical Edition with English Translation, Introduction, and Notes Literary, Historical, and Archaeological, by CECIL ROTH With Drawings by ALBERT RUTHERSTON [block: the objects required for the ritual, including mazzoth, goblet, karpas, etc., stencilled in yellow, red, orange, blue and green] LONDON: THE SONCINO PRESS MCMXXX
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הגדה של פסח
[illustration, initialled A.R.]
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[inside a stencilled frame]
הַגָּדָה שֶׁל פֶּסַח
[transliterated: Haggādhāh shel Pessaḥ; translated: Haggadah for Passover].
[below frame]
חוצאﬣ חדשה מוגהה מבוﬡרה
ומתורגמת אנגלית על ידי בצלאל
רוﬨ עם ציורים וקשוטיﬦ מﬡת
אלברט רותרסטן
דפוס שונצין
לונדון שנת תר״ץ
[translated: A New critical edition with notes and English translation by Cecil Roth and illustrations by Albert Rutherston, Soncino Press, London 5690/1930]
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PUBLISHERS' NOTE . . . The printing has been carried out at the Curwen Press. The typographical arrangement has been in the hands of Oliver Simon, and the stencilling of the colours has been executed under the direct supervision of Harold Curwen. The binding is by Henry T. Wood, Ltd. The English is set in the Monotype version of the historic type of John Baskerville (1706–1775). The Hebrew type has been composed by Johan Enschedé en Zonen, of Haarlem, Holland, in a notable fount in their exclusive possession . . . "Canon Hebreeuws" (No. 624), together with other founts, were assigned to Enschedé.' The Soncino Press J. DAVIDSON June 1930
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This Edition of The Haggadah is limited to ONE COPY On Roman Vellum, numbered I, and signed by Cecil Roth and Albert Rutherston, together with the complete set of the original Drawings. NINE COPIES On Roman Vellum, of which only eight copies are for sale, numbered II to X, signed by Cecil Roth and Albert Rutherston. ONE HUNDRED COPIES On J. Barcham Green's hand-made paper, of which only ninety copies are for sale, numbered 11 to 110. This copy is No. [space for serial number]
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[inside a stencilled frame, the title, which when transliterated reads Haggādhāh shel Pessaḥ, meaning Haggadah for Passover, then below frame, in Hebrew: A New critical edition with notes and English translation by Cecil Roth and illustrations by Albert Rutherston, Soncino Press, London 5690/1930]
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[starting from English prelims: i-viii] ix [x] xi-xl [+3; then Hebrew pages numbered downwards] 209 [208-207] 206-191 [190-189] 188-173 [172-171] 170-167 [166-165] 164-137 [136-135] 134-119 [118-117] 116-109 [108-107] 106-87 [86-5] 84-73 [72-71] 70-63 [62-61] 60-55 [54-53] 52-47 [46-45] 44-41 [40-39] 38-27 [26-25] 24-19 [18-17] 16-15 [14-13] 12-4 [3-1].
Royal 4o: 11¾" × 9", trimmed and gilt all edges, light blue head- and tail-bands,white wove, J. GREEN & SON; 22(+3)pt. Baskerville with ligatures, 16(+2)pt. Baskerville, 11(+1)pt. Baskerville, and Canon (43pt.) Hebreeuws (see Publisher's note above); line blocks in black with hand-coloured stencilling, full-page, headpieces, tailpieces, and small inset blocks at the starts of the Hebrew paragraphs; binding in blue morocco on 5 cords with 5 bands on spine, gold blocking on "lower" cover (i.e. front cover Hebrew-wise): ‘[block showing candle-sticks, chalice, mazzoth, etc.]’ and on spine in 2nd and 3rd of the 6 panels: [in 2nd panel the title in Hebrew, and in the 3rd in English:] ‘THE HAGGADAH’ gold fillets also on head and tail caps, edges of boards, and 3 round the squares of the boards inside; slip-case with fleecy lining, covered outside with buff cloth.
See Simon (1973) p.250: Catalogue raisonné desribes the binding as full Levant morocco, priced 35 guineas (paper) = £36 15s., 200 guineas (vellum) = £210; see also Balston (1951) pp.31-32 'Few books can ever have presented more problems to the typographer and the artist'.
In the Publisher's note the Hebrew type is referred to as "Canon Hebreeuws", the latter word obviously naming the script. Canon refers solely to the size of the type and was approximately 48pt; 43pt. was calculated by measurement of the printed text.
Alan Powers' Powers, (2008) p.35 reference to this book as "a lavish illustrated edition ... by Ben Sussan and Albert Rutherston", should have read "by Cecil Roth and Albert Rutherston".
Curwen copy was numbered 85; National Library of Scotland copy is numbered 66, and un-signed; binder's stamp at foot of lower pastedown; examined by Stephen Massil.
ODNB NPG ODNB
Robin Phillips, 1963
| British Library: | C.50.e.13 |
As Ml.
As Ml.
11¼" × 8¾", all edges gilt, green head- and tail-bands, Roman vellum; type and illustrations as Ml; binding as Ml but in dark green morocco, and gold fillets on spine bands and at head and tail of spine and around the outer side of each board as well as the edges and squares; hinged case with fleecy lining, covered outside with buff cloth. Silver clasps on fore-edge of book.
B.L. deposit copy, formerly in Oriental Languages Room, now in African and Asiatic Languages Room, is no. VI of the 10 copies on Roman vellum, signed by Roth to the left of the serial number statement and Rutherston to the right of it; binder's stamp is in middle at foot of lower pastedown.
17/Oct/1930; stamped at foot of p.4
Robin Phillips, 1963