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RARE German translation of poetical books from Ketuvim (Writings; Hagiographa) section of 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. 260x225mm. 328 pages. Quarter-leather brown board Hardcover. Gilt lettering and emblem on spine. Endpapers illustrated. Text block edges age-stained. Cover corners and edges bumped and worn/peeling. Front cover rubbed and dirty. Rear cover and spine heavily rubbed. Spine edges peeling. Pages slightly wavy, slightly yellowing and somewhat age-stained. [SUMMARY]: This rare book, illustrated by the preeminent Jewish graphic artist E.M.Lilien, is otherwise in good condition.