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RARE German translation of poetic books from the Ketuvim (Writings; Hagiographa) section of the Tanakh (Old Testament; Hebrew Bible): Book of Psalms, Lamentations, and Song of Songs, with many beautiful illustrations by Ephraim Moses Lilien (1874-1925), an art nouveau illustrator and print-maker renowned for his art on Jewish and Zionist themes. 255x215mm. 328 pages. Illustrated gilt cloth Hardcover and spine. Cover and spine stained and rubbed. Cover edges bumped. Cover corners and spine edges bumped and peeling/tattered. Binding slightly loose and visible on inner cover. Ex-libris sticker on front endpaper. Text block edges slightly stained. Some pages upper corner slightly bumped/wrinkled. Pages slightly yellowing. [SUMMARY]: This rare book, illustrated by the preeminent Jewish graphic artist E.M.Lilien, is otherwise in good condition.