Robert Alter reveals a Genesis of extraordinary depths and complexity. The stories that we have held close for their sacredness and philosophical weight now shine with all their power and beauty. Alter has recovered the eloquence of the ancient Hebrew and conveys it in striking literary English.
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Robert Alter reveals a Genesis of extraordinary depths and complexity. The stories that we have held close for their sacredness and philosophical weight now shine with all their power and beauty. Alter has recovered the eloquence of the ancient Hebrew and conveys it in striking literary English.
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Illus. by Michael Mazur. Fine copy in cloth chemise and slipcase. Folio, Limited to 2000 numbered copies, signed by the translator, English text facing Hebrew text from Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (1967). Both texts printed by letterpress from photopolymer plates, in two colors, black and purple. The paper is handmade Prague, from the Velké Losiny mill in the Czech Republic. The intaglio printing for the frontispiece was done by the R. E. Townsend Studio, Georgetown, Massachusetts. The binding is non-adhesive, the sections hand sewn with linen thread into a heavy paper cover, purple Colombe, handmade at the Larroque et Pombié mill in France. The volume is presented in a chemise and slipcase covered in purple cloth.
