Richard Ziegler — Judith, the Widow of Bethulia
London, Dennis Dobson, 1946. First edition. Hardback. Lovely limited edition of Richard Ziegler's manuscript facsimile of the apocryphal tale of Judith, the widow of Bethulia. An abridgement of the Book of Judith in the apocrypha, concerning an Assyrian invasion of Israel when leader Holofernes besieges the town of Bethulia, where Judith lives. One of seven-hundred copies, of this this is number six-hundred and ninety-six. A beautiful facsimile of a manuscript with illustrations by Richard Ziegler. In the original publisher's illustrated boards binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Richard Ziegler. Fine .
