RARE! LIMITED EDITION OF 100 COPIES - COPY No.95. This special booklet is a very rare study of Joseph Budko`s life and art before the 1920s. Joseph Budko (1888-1940) was born in Poland, studied art in Germany with Hermann Struck and became one of the Jewish graphic artists who started the revival of woodcut and one of the first great modern book illustrators. Budko soon developed his own powerful style, influencing many great artists, Marc Chagall among them. Moving to Israel, Joseph Budko became the head of the Betzalel Academy of Arts in Palestine when it re-opened in 1935 and remained in this position until his untimely death in 1940. The booklet includes 20 b&w plates of Budko`s graphic works. 182x140mm. 24 pages. String-bound Softcover. Cover edges and spine slightly yellowing, spine edges slightly worn. Two small stickers on frontispiece verso upper corner. Small stain on bottom edge of front inner cover and three plates (NO damage to plate). Last page edge slightly torn (10mm). Inner cover yellowing. Pages browning. [SUMMARY]: This rare monograph on one of the greatest modern Jewish artists is otherwise in good condition.