Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
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Walks in Palestine, by Henry A. Harper. London: The Religious Tract Society, 1888. English.
The book is divided into 24 chapters which deal with impressions from different sites in Palestine, such as orange groves in Jaffa, Jaffa Gate, Western Wall, Via Dolorosa, Rachel's Tomb, and more. Each chapter is accompanied by a photo-gravure by the photographer Cecil V. Shadbolt.
Copy from a limited edition, numbered 97/100 and bound in a vellum binding of good quality, embossed in gold. Top edge gilt.
Henry Andrew Harper (1835-1900) was a British artist well known for his paintings of the Orient. He was a member of the Palestine Exploration Fund committee and wrote a number of books about journeys in Palestine.
128 pp + [24] photo-gravure plates, 32.5 cm. Good condition. Significant foxing (some on the plates). Small tears at margins of a few leaves. Some stains and minor blemishes to binding.
The book is divided into 24 chapters which deal with impressions from different sites in Palestine, such as orange groves in Jaffa, Jaffa Gate, Western Wall, Via Dolorosa, Rachel's Tomb, and more. Each chapter is accompanied by a photo-gravure by the photographer Cecil V. Shadbolt.
Copy from a limited edition, numbered 97/100 and bound in a vellum binding of good quality, embossed in gold. Top edge gilt.
Henry Andrew Harper (1835-1900) was a British artist well known for his paintings of the Orient. He was a member of the Palestine Exploration Fund committee and wrote a number of books about journeys in Palestine.
128 pp + [24] photo-gravure plates, 32.5 cm. Good condition. Significant foxing (some on the plates). Small tears at margins of a few leaves. Some stains and minor blemishes to binding.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $700
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Fifteen travel and research books about Palestine, Jerusalem and the Near East. London, Edinburgh and New York (mostly from London), 19th century. English.
The books are accompanied by numerous illustrations, maps and photographs and include comprehensive information about the geography, history and population in Palestine, as well as personal journey impressions and chapters of memoires. Among the books: • Palestine, or the Holy Land, by Michael Russell. Edinburgh and London:
Oliver & Boyd and Simpkin & Marshall, 1831. • Biblical researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai, and Arabia Petraea by E. Robinson and E. Smith. London: John Murray, 1841 (three volumes). • The Christian in Palestine by Henry Stebbins. London: George Virtue, [1847]. • Jerusalem Revisited, by W. H. Bartlett. London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1862. • Horeb and Jerusalem, by George Sandie. Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1864. • And more. A detailed list will be sent upon request.
Fifteen books. Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
The books are accompanied by numerous illustrations, maps and photographs and include comprehensive information about the geography, history and population in Palestine, as well as personal journey impressions and chapters of memoires. Among the books: • Palestine, or the Holy Land, by Michael Russell. Edinburgh and London:
Oliver & Boyd and Simpkin & Marshall, 1831. • Biblical researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai, and Arabia Petraea by E. Robinson and E. Smith. London: John Murray, 1841 (three volumes). • The Christian in Palestine by Henry Stebbins. London: George Virtue, [1847]. • Jerusalem Revisited, by W. H. Bartlett. London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1862. • Horeb and Jerusalem, by George Sandie. Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1864. • And more. A detailed list will be sent upon request.
Fifteen books. Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $2,500
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One hundred and forty-eight photographs of Palestine, Sinai and Egypt by Francis Frith. Four parts in eight volumes: Sinai and Palestine; Lower Egypt, Thebes and the Pyramids; Upper Egypt and Ethiopia; Egypt, Sinai and Palestine, Supplementary Volume. London and Glasgow: William Mackenzie, [ca. 1862]. English. Second edition.
In each of the four parts appear thirty-six photographs (each photograph is accompanied by a printed leaf with information about the photographed site), and a small photograph on each of the title pages.
Francis Frith (1822-1898) was one of the most important early photographers of Palestine. In 1856 he sailed to Alexandria, and for nearly two years he went on photography journeys in Egypt, Sinai and Palestine. Due to the local conditions, Frith had to carry the equipment from site to site on donkeys, and develop the negatives right after he has taken the photographs, in tents which served as darkrooms. His works are considered the first professional photographs of Palestine.
Total of 8 volumes, 148 photographs. Photographs: approx. 22.5X16 cm. Volumes: 43 cm. Fair-poor condition. Significant worming (the volumes were fumigated). Stains, creases and blemishes. A few tears. Original, gilt embossed bindings, with leather spines. Gilt edges. Bindings are damaged and worn, with worming. Some of the bindings are detached or partly detached. Bookplates on inside front bindings.
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In each of the four parts appear thirty-six photographs (each photograph is accompanied by a printed leaf with information about the photographed site), and a small photograph on each of the title pages.
Francis Frith (1822-1898) was one of the most important early photographers of Palestine. In 1856 he sailed to Alexandria, and for nearly two years he went on photography journeys in Egypt, Sinai and Palestine. Due to the local conditions, Frith had to carry the equipment from site to site on donkeys, and develop the negatives right after he has taken the photographs, in tents which served as darkrooms. His works are considered the first professional photographs of Palestine.
Total of 8 volumes, 148 photographs. Photographs: approx. 22.5X16 cm. Volumes: 43 cm. Fair-poor condition. Significant worming (the volumes were fumigated). Stains, creases and blemishes. A few tears. Original, gilt embossed bindings, with leather spines. Gilt edges. Bindings are damaged and worn, with worming. Some of the bindings are detached or partly detached. Bookplates on inside front bindings.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $800
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Sinai and Palestine, by Francis Frith. London, Glasgow and Edinburgh: William Mackenzie, [ca. 1862]. English. First part out of four.
Thirty-six photographs by Francis Frith with views from Sinai and Palestine. Each photograph is accompanied by a printed leaf with information about the photographed site. An additional small photograph appears on the title page.
Francis Frith (1822-1898) was one of the most important early photographers of Palestine. In 1856 he sailed to Alexandria, and for nearly two years he went on photography journeys in Egypt, Sinai and Palestine. Due to the local conditions, Frith had to carry the equipment from site to site on donkeys, and develop the negatives right after he has taken the photographs, in tents which served as darkrooms. His works are considered the first professional photographs of Palestine.
Total of 37 photographs + text leaves. Photographs: approx. 16X22.5 cm. Volume: 43 cm. Good condition. Stains on leaves (most photographs are clean). Pen inscription on first page. Non-original binding (parts of original binding are pasted on it). New endpapers.
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Thirty-six photographs by Francis Frith with views from Sinai and Palestine. Each photograph is accompanied by a printed leaf with information about the photographed site. An additional small photograph appears on the title page.
Francis Frith (1822-1898) was one of the most important early photographers of Palestine. In 1856 he sailed to Alexandria, and for nearly two years he went on photography journeys in Egypt, Sinai and Palestine. Due to the local conditions, Frith had to carry the equipment from site to site on donkeys, and develop the negatives right after he has taken the photographs, in tents which served as darkrooms. His works are considered the first professional photographs of Palestine.
Total of 37 photographs + text leaves. Photographs: approx. 16X22.5 cm. Volume: 43 cm. Good condition. Stains on leaves (most photographs are clean). Pen inscription on first page. Non-original binding (parts of original binding are pasted on it). New endpapers.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $400
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The Stones of Palestine, Notes of a Ramble through the Holy Land, by Mrs. [Augusta] Mentor Mott, with a dozen photographs by Francis Bedford. London: Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1865. English.
Impressions from a tour in Palestine, accompanied by 12 photographs by photographer Francis Bedford, including photographs of Jerusalem (Gethsemane, view of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, Tomb of Absalom and the Dome of the Rock), Jaffa, Hebron and other towns.
The English photographer Francis Bedford (1816-1894) started photographing during the 1850s. In 1862 he was appointed by Queen Victoria to photograph Palestine and the vicinity while touring the area with Prince of Wales Eduard VII. The photographs in this book were taken during that tour.
On the front endpaper appears a dedication (in English) from 1865.
VIII, 88 pp + [12] photograph-plates, 20.5 cm (photographs approx. 10X7.5 cm). Gilt edges. Good condition. Some stains to leaves. Slight creases and tears at margins of a number of leaves. Minor blemishes to binding. Cloth strips pasted on top and bottom of spine.
Impressions from a tour in Palestine, accompanied by 12 photographs by photographer Francis Bedford, including photographs of Jerusalem (Gethsemane, view of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, Tomb of Absalom and the Dome of the Rock), Jaffa, Hebron and other towns.
The English photographer Francis Bedford (1816-1894) started photographing during the 1850s. In 1862 he was appointed by Queen Victoria to photograph Palestine and the vicinity while touring the area with Prince of Wales Eduard VII. The photographs in this book were taken during that tour.
On the front endpaper appears a dedication (in English) from 1865.
VIII, 88 pp + [12] photograph-plates, 20.5 cm (photographs approx. 10X7.5 cm). Gilt edges. Good condition. Some stains to leaves. Slight creases and tears at margins of a number of leaves. Minor blemishes to binding. Cloth strips pasted on top and bottom of spine.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $700
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Pathways of Palestine, a descriptive tour through the Holy Land, by H.B. Tristram. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington [1881]. First Series, out of two (the second was printed in 1882). English.
Travelogue of Palestine by English naturalist and traveler Henry Baker Tristram. The book contains twenty-three photographs by Frank Mason Good. The photographs depict sites and views of Jerusalem and its surroundings, including the Dome of the Rock, the Western Wall, the village of Siloam, Elisha's Spring, Rachel's Tomb and more.
The photographer, Frank Mason Good, began his career as an assistant to the photographer Francis Frith. He is known mainly for the photographs he took during his travels in the Middle East in the 1860s and 1870s.
[5] leaves, 132 pp + [23] plates, 30 cm. Gilt edges. Good condition. Stains. Slight creases. Ink stamp on title page. Restored binding, with new spine and endpapers. Minor blemishes to binding.
Travelogue of Palestine by English naturalist and traveler Henry Baker Tristram. The book contains twenty-three photographs by Frank Mason Good. The photographs depict sites and views of Jerusalem and its surroundings, including the Dome of the Rock, the Western Wall, the village of Siloam, Elisha's Spring, Rachel's Tomb and more.
The photographer, Frank Mason Good, began his career as an assistant to the photographer Francis Frith. He is known mainly for the photographs he took during his travels in the Middle East in the 1860s and 1870s.
[5] leaves, 132 pp + [23] plates, 30 cm. Gilt edges. Good condition. Stains. Slight creases. Ink stamp on title page. Restored binding, with new spine and endpapers. Minor blemishes to binding.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $600
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14 photographs of Palestine and the vicinity by Frank Mason Good. [ca. 1860s-70s].
The photographs, from two different series, depict various views of Jerusalem, the Western Wall, Pool of Siloam, the Golden Gate, road to Jericho, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Mount Tabor, and more. Three photographs were taken in Egypt and Sinai.
The photographs are mounted on paper sheets, titled in print on the paper sheets (English) and accompanied by biblical verses. The photographs are not signed; most of them appear in the Frank Mason Good photograph collection in the Holy Land Digital Image Collection at the University of Pennsylvania Library.
Frank Mason Good (1839-1928), born in England, began his photographic career as an assistant to the photographer Francis Frith. He is known mainly for the photographs he took during his travels in the Middle East in the 1860s and 1870s.
14 photographs, mounted on paper sheets in two different sizes: eight photographs sized approx. 15.5X10 cm, on sheets sized 28.5X21 cm; six photographs – approx. 20.5X15.5 cm, on 38X30.5 cm sheets. Good condition. Stains and creases to paper sheets. Small tears at margins of some of the paper sheets.
The photographs, from two different series, depict various views of Jerusalem, the Western Wall, Pool of Siloam, the Golden Gate, road to Jericho, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Mount Tabor, and more. Three photographs were taken in Egypt and Sinai.
The photographs are mounted on paper sheets, titled in print on the paper sheets (English) and accompanied by biblical verses. The photographs are not signed; most of them appear in the Frank Mason Good photograph collection in the Holy Land Digital Image Collection at the University of Pennsylvania Library.
Frank Mason Good (1839-1928), born in England, began his photographic career as an assistant to the photographer Francis Frith. He is known mainly for the photographs he took during his travels in the Middle East in the 1860s and 1870s.
14 photographs, mounted on paper sheets in two different sizes: eight photographs sized approx. 15.5X10 cm, on sheets sized 28.5X21 cm; six photographs – approx. 20.5X15.5 cm, on 38X30.5 cm sheets. Good condition. Stains and creases to paper sheets. Small tears at margins of some of the paper sheets.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
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La Palestine Illustrée, Collection de Vues Recueillies en Orient, by Philippe Bridel. Photographs by F. & E. Thévoz [Frédéric and Ernest Thévoz]. Lausanne: Georges Bridel & Cie, 1888-1891. French. Four parts in two volumes.
A book with 200 reproductions of photographs that were taken by Ernest and Frédéric Thévoz during their journey in Palestine in 1887. The reproductions are accompanied by text composed by the Swiss pastor and writer Philippe Bridel.
The book is divided into four parts bound in two volumes. Part I: "De Jaffa à Jérusalem" [from Jaffa to Jerusalem]; Part II: "De Jérusalem à Hébron" [from Jerusalem to Hebron]; Part III: "Samarie et Côte maritime" [Samaria and the coastal plain]; Part IV: "Galilée et Liban" [Galilee and Lebanon].
Volume I: [106] pp + [50] plates; [104] pp + [50] plates. Volume II: [104] pp + [50] plates; [108] pp + [50] plates. 25X34 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Small tears at margins of a number of leaves. Restored bindings, with stains and blemishes, slightly loose.
A book with 200 reproductions of photographs that were taken by Ernest and Frédéric Thévoz during their journey in Palestine in 1887. The reproductions are accompanied by text composed by the Swiss pastor and writer Philippe Bridel.
The book is divided into four parts bound in two volumes. Part I: "De Jaffa à Jérusalem" [from Jaffa to Jerusalem]; Part II: "De Jérusalem à Hébron" [from Jerusalem to Hebron]; Part III: "Samarie et Côte maritime" [Samaria and the coastal plain]; Part IV: "Galilée et Liban" [Galilee and Lebanon].
Volume I: [106] pp + [50] plates; [104] pp + [50] plates. Volume II: [104] pp + [50] plates; [108] pp + [50] plates. 25X34 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Small tears at margins of a number of leaves. Restored bindings, with stains and blemishes, slightly loose.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $800
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Souvenirs d'Orient, Terre-Sainte, album pittoresque des sites, villes et ruins les plus remarquables de la Palestine, Photographié et édité par Félix Bonfils [Souvenirs from the Orient, the Holy Land, Photograph Album… Photographed and Edited by Felix Bonfils]. Alais (Alès, France), 1878. French, German and English.
"Souvenirs from the Orient - the Holy Land", a small-format album with thirty photographs of Palestine by Felix Bonfils. The photographs are mounted on thick sheets (printed beneath each photo is its title, in French), and accompanied by leaves of text about the photographed sites (in French, English and German).
The photographed sites include: Jaffa; Jerusalem's various sites, including the Western Wall, the Valley of Josaphat, David's Tomb, the Mosque of Omar on the Temple Mount, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Gethsemane and the Church of Saint Anne; the Dead Sea, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Mount Carmel, and more.
[1], 1-24, 26-30 text pages + 30 plates of photographs. One text leaf is missing. Photos: 9.5X7.5 cm, leaves: 17X12.5 cm. Gilt edges. Good condition. Some stains and creases. Minor blemishes to binding.
"Souvenirs from the Orient - the Holy Land", a small-format album with thirty photographs of Palestine by Felix Bonfils. The photographs are mounted on thick sheets (printed beneath each photo is its title, in French), and accompanied by leaves of text about the photographed sites (in French, English and German).
The photographed sites include: Jaffa; Jerusalem's various sites, including the Western Wall, the Valley of Josaphat, David's Tomb, the Mosque of Omar on the Temple Mount, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Gethsemane and the Church of Saint Anne; the Dead Sea, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Mount Carmel, and more.
[1], 1-24, 26-30 text pages + 30 plates of photographs. One text leaf is missing. Photos: 9.5X7.5 cm, leaves: 17X12.5 cm. Gilt edges. Good condition. Some stains and creases. Minor blemishes to binding.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $400
Sold for: $525
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13 photographs of Jerusalem by the Bonfils photography workshop. Jerusalem, [last decades of the 19th century].
The photographs show various sites in Jerusalem: the façade of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the church's interior, Via Dolorosa, the Valley of Josaphat, a view of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, the Golden Gate and more.
All of the photographs except one are signed and titled in the plate (in French).
21.5X28 cm. Good-fair overall condition. Creases and light stains. Tears to margins, including small open tears. Strips of adhesive tape on verso of one photograph. Handwritten inscriptions on verso of three photographs.
The photographs show various sites in Jerusalem: the façade of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the church's interior, Via Dolorosa, the Valley of Josaphat, a view of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, the Golden Gate and more.
All of the photographs except one are signed and titled in the plate (in French).
21.5X28 cm. Good-fair overall condition. Creases and light stains. Tears to margins, including small open tears. Strips of adhesive tape on verso of one photograph. Handwritten inscriptions on verso of three photographs.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $600
Sold for: $813
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Palestine, portfolio of photographs (collotype prints) by Felix Bonfils. Studio Bonfils & Cie. [Beirut, ca. 1880].
30 photographs (collotype prints) by Felix Bonfils, mounted on cardboard plates and titled in English on the plates. Placed in the original folder, with an illustration on the front.
Among the photographed sites: Jerusalem (view of the city, Dome of the Rock, Nablus Gate, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and more), Valley of Josaphat, Bethlehem, Tiberias, Hebron, Jaffa, the Dead Sea, and Nablus.
Plates: 32X24 cm (except for one trimmed plate). Folder: 33.5X25 cm. Good condition. Slight stains and tears to margins of plates (photographs are in good condition). Tears and blemishes to folder.
30 photographs (collotype prints) by Felix Bonfils, mounted on cardboard plates and titled in English on the plates. Placed in the original folder, with an illustration on the front.
Among the photographed sites: Jerusalem (view of the city, Dome of the Rock, Nablus Gate, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and more), Valley of Josaphat, Bethlehem, Tiberias, Hebron, Jaffa, the Dead Sea, and Nablus.
Plates: 32X24 cm (except for one trimmed plate). Folder: 33.5X25 cm. Good condition. Slight stains and tears to margins of plates (photographs are in good condition). Tears and blemishes to folder.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,875
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29 photographs by Felix and Adrien Bonfils and one photograph by Hippolyte Arnoux. Palestine and the vicinity, [late 19th century].
The collection contains numerous photographs of Jerusalem and its different sites: The Temple Mount, the Mount of Olives, a panorama of Jerusalem, the Mary Magdalene Church on the Mount of Olives, the Church of Saint Anne, Jaffa Gate, the Sebil on El-Wad road, Jews in Jerusalem and more; the Mar Saba Monastery, Jaffa seen from the sea, Ramla, Druze on Mount Carmel and more.
All the photographs (except two) are signed in the plate and most are titled in the plate in French. All the photographs except one are mounted on cardboard boards in varying sizes; on some boards, photographs are mounted on both sides.
One of the photographs, a studio photograph of a woman, was taken by Hippolyte Arnoux (a photographer who worked in Egypt). The photograph is signed in the plate and titled "Jewish woman" on the board.
30 photographs, approx. 21X26 cm to 22.5X28.5 cm. Good to fair overall condition. Creases. Stains. Minor blemishes. Some peeling. Some small open tears. Faded signatures and captions. The boards are in fair condition, with stains and breaks. Adhesive tape on the margins of many of the boards.
The collection contains numerous photographs of Jerusalem and its different sites: The Temple Mount, the Mount of Olives, a panorama of Jerusalem, the Mary Magdalene Church on the Mount of Olives, the Church of Saint Anne, Jaffa Gate, the Sebil on El-Wad road, Jews in Jerusalem and more; the Mar Saba Monastery, Jaffa seen from the sea, Ramla, Druze on Mount Carmel and more.
All the photographs (except two) are signed in the plate and most are titled in the plate in French. All the photographs except one are mounted on cardboard boards in varying sizes; on some boards, photographs are mounted on both sides.
One of the photographs, a studio photograph of a woman, was taken by Hippolyte Arnoux (a photographer who worked in Egypt). The photograph is signed in the plate and titled "Jewish woman" on the board.
30 photographs, approx. 21X26 cm to 22.5X28.5 cm. Good to fair overall condition. Creases. Stains. Minor blemishes. Some peeling. Some small open tears. Faded signatures and captions. The boards are in fair condition, with stains and breaks. Adhesive tape on the margins of many of the boards.
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