The Song of Songs of King Solomon (F. 71-17; M./L. 468-479), 1971
The complete portfolio, comprising of 12 etchings with gilding and stencil in colors, title page, text and justification, on Arches paper, each signed in pencil and numbered 166/250 (there was also 6 copies on parchment and 44 copies on Japan, both in Roman Numerals and 20 hors commerce designated A-T), with the blindstamp of the publisher Leon Amiel, New York, with full margins, folded and loose (as issued), original blue cloth-covered boards and slipcase with cast lead medallion, title in green on the leather spine.
Titles Include: King Solomon; The Kiss; The Shepherd; The King's Train; The Dovelike Eyes of the Bride; The Bridegroom Leaps upon the Mountains; The Beloved Looks Forth Like a Roe; The Beloved is as Fair as a Company of Horses; Thou art Fair, My Love, and Thy Breasts; The Beloved Feeds Among the Lilies; The Fruits of the Valley; Return, O Shulamite (12)
each image approx. 15 3/4 x 9 7/8in (40.1 x 25.1cm)
sheet album 23 3/8 x 15 3/4in (59.4 x 40.1cm)