Singer, Isaac Bashevis.

The Magician of Lublin. With Lithographs by Larry Rivers.

New York, The Limited Editions Club, 1984. 31.2cm x 23.7cm. X, 220 pages. With beautiful illustrations. Original Hardcover in original slipcase. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. This Edition has been quarter bound in Nigerian Goatskin & Irish Linen. Signed by author and illustrator.

Short Synopsis: Yasha the magician – sword swallower, fire eater, acrobat and master of escape – is famed for his extraordinary Houdini-like skills. Half Jewish, half Gentile, a free thinker who slips easily between worlds, Yasha has an observant wife, a loyal assistant who travels with him and a woman in every town. Now though, his exploits are catching up with him, and he is tempted to make one final escape – from his marriage, his homeland and the last tendrils of his father’s religion. Set in Warsaw and the shtetls of the 1870s, Isaac Bashevis Singer’s second novel is a haunting psychological portrait of a man’s flight from love.

• Keywords: Fantasy · Jewish Art · Jewish Literature · Literature · SIGNED
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 80767AB

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