SZYK, Arthur "The Ten Commandments" [John C. Winston, 1947] Signed, Numbered

SZYK, Arthur. The Ten Commandments.

Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1947. First edition, limited issue, one of 1,000 numbered copies (this copy No. 582). Quarto. Illustrated throughout by Arthur Szyk. Publisher’s decorated boards. Signed by Szyk. Lacking the dust jacket; corners rubbed with general wear from handling. Very Good.

A richly illustrated interpretation of the Decalogue by Arthur Szyk, whose highly detailed, miniature-like style draws on medieval manuscript illumination and Renaissance ornament. Produced in the immediate postwar period, the work reflects Szyk’s ongoing engagement with themes of justice, tyranny, and moral law, rendered here through vivid, symbolic compositions accompanying each commandment.