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Lot 64

Three Albums of Pressed Flowers - Abraham Moses Luncz - Jerusalem, Late 19th Century

1. Blumen vom Heilige Lande [Flowers from the Holy Land], [by Abraham Moses Luncz], Jerusalem, [late 19th century]. German and Hebrew.
Titles are printed in golden ink. The titles on the pages with flowers are in Hebrew and German and the descriptions are in German.
13X8.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Some pressed flowers are missing pieces. Stains and tears to leaves and tissue-guards. Cloth binding. Loose binding, damaged and unraveled at corners. Spine detached at one end.
2. Blumen vom Heilige Lande, "composed by Ramal" [Abraham Moses Luncz], Jerusalem, [late 19th century]. German and Hebrew.
Titles are printed in golden ink. The titles on the pages with flowers and the descriptions are both in German and in Hebrew. Olive wood binding inscribed "Yerushalem"(Hebrew) / "Jerusalem".
16.5X10.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Stains and creases to tissue-guards. One tissue-guard partly detached. Spine damaged at the ends.
3. Flowers from the Holy Land, edited by Abraham Moses Luncz. Published by Aron Zwebner, Jerusalem, [ca. early 20th century]. English.
Title page is printed in golden ink. Titles and descriptions are all in English. Cloth binding.
16X10 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Stains and tears to tissue-guards. Tissue-guards detached and lacking. Some pressed flowers are missing pieces. Binding slightly loose and worn.