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Views of Eretz Israel and the Colonies - Yesha'ayahu Raffalovich, 1899
Views of Eretz Israel and the colonies, drawn and written by Yesha'ayahu Raffalovich and his partner Eliyahu Sachs, photographers in Jerusalem. Jerusalem, 1899. Hebrew and German.
A booklet of photos of a tour held by Raffalovich in Eretz Israel (from Gedera to Metula) in 1898, with his friend Eliyahu (Elija) Meyers, "American Colony" photographer. The tour was held following a request that Raffalovich prepare an album of sights from Eretz Israel for the third Zionist Congress, held a year later in Basel. Several photos are particularly large, on folded plates. An English edition was published in the same year. [45] pp, 57 photo-plates, 16.5X22.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Minor stains in the book. Back wrapper missing. Front wrapper torn and detached. New cardboard binding.
