Connect with Szyk
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Vancouver Antiquarian Book Fair
The Szyk Haggadah, exhibited by Irvin Ungar
Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Friday, October 15 – Saturday, October 16, 2010 -
"Justice Illuminated: The Art of Arthur Szyk"
Presentation by Irvin Ungar
Forest Hills Jewish Center, Forest Hills, NY
Sunday, November 21, 2010, 10:00am -
Codex International Book Fair
The Szyk Haggadah, exhibited by Irvin Ungar
ASUC Student Union Building, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Sunday, February 6 &ndash Wednesday, February 9, 2011 -
44th California Antiquarian Book Fair
The Szyk Haggadah, exhibited by Irvin Ungar
Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco, CA
Friday, February 11 – Sunday, February 13, 2011 -
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Worldwide Acclaim
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“Arthur Szyk’s drawings are evidence of an exceptional mastery of crafts and of artistic inspiration.”
— Katja Widmann and Johannes Zechner
Curators, Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, 2008 -
“To call Arthur Szyk the greatest illuminator since the sixteenth century is no flattery. It is the simple truth which becomes manifest to any person who studies his work with the care which it deserves.”
— Cecil Roth
Historian, London, 1940s -
“[Szyk] makes not only cartoons, but beautiful composed pictures which suggest, in their curiously decorative quality, the inspired illuminations of the early religious manuscripts.”
— Thomas Craven
Art Critic, New York, 1940s
Historicana Presents Szyk.com: Internationally Recognized Source for Szyk Works of Art
Historicana
Overview
Established in 1987 by CEO Irvin Ungar, Historicana specializes in the artwork of Arthur Szyk. We also buy and sell rare books, manuscripts, and works of art with an emphasis on historic Judaica.
Private individuals, museums, and special collections libraries around the world have trusted Historicana to develop their collections for more than 20 years. We pride ourselves on placing high-quality, historically and aesthetically significant works with our clients. Highlights have included:
- The original paintings for Arthur Szyk’s Haggadah
- An Anne Frank autograph inscription
- A document signed by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
recording the confiscation of Jewish property during the
Expulsion from Spain in 1492 - An 18th century illuminated Haggadah manuscript
by Aron Wolf Herlingen
Our expertise on Judaica—especially American Judaica—is internationally recognized. Nearly every important American Hebrew book has passed through our hands, including:
- The first Hebrew-language Bible printed in America
- The first Haggadah printed in America
- The first grammar of Judah Monis
- The first translations of the Hebrew Bible into English by Isaac Leeser
We have also dealt in books and autograph letters signed by:
- Albert Einstein
- Theodor Herzl
- David Ben-Gurion
- Rebecca Gratz
- Judah Touro
- Mordecai Manuel Noah
- Haym M. Salomon
We invite you to continue to our Featured Items and Shop Historicana for Historicana’s latest offerings in historic Judaica. Also, be sure to stop by Shop Szyk for works by Arthur Szyk. Other remarkable items may be available, as we regularly purchase new stock. Please contact us at 650.343.9578 to discuss your next acquisition.
We look forward to helping you clarify and carry out your strategy, whether
you are building a personal collection or a legacy for the next generation,
or simply shopping for the perfect gift.

Historicana is a member in good standing of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).


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