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![Tractatus Theologico-Politicus [A Theological-Political Treatise], by Baruch Spinoza. Hamburg: Henricum Künrath, 1670 [Amster](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale68-public/65.jpg "\"A Theological-Political Treatise\" by Baruch Spinoza – Amsterdam, 17th")
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
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Tractatus Theologico-Politicus [A Theological-Political Treatise], by Baruch Spinoza. Hamburg: Henricum Künrath, 1670 [Amsterdam: Jan Rieuwertsz, after 1677]. Latin and some Hebrew. Fifth edition.
Fifth edition of the book "A Theological-Political Treatise" by Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677). In the book, which was first printed in 1670, Spinoza lays the foundations for modern Bible criticism and describes the principles of his outlook on the connection between freedom of philosophical thought and the belief in religion and the State's authority. Due to its controversial content and it undermining contemporary religious and political norms, Spinoza preferred to publish it anonymously and even used a fictitious imprint. In 1674 the book was banned in Holland.
Several different editions of "A Theological-Political Treatise" printed with the fictitious imprint of Henricum Künrath are known of. Since the editions differ from each other only by slight typographical variations, for a long time they were all considered the first edition. Before us is the fifth edition printed, presumably, after 1677. See: The Early Editions of Spinoza's Tractatus Theologico-politicus, a Bibliohistorical Reexamination by Fritz Bamberger (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1961; enclosed).
[12], 233 pp, 19.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Ink notation on the upper part of the title page. Bookplates on the inside front binding and front flyleaf. Pen inscriptions on the front endpaper. Bound in a leather binding with later spine (two strips of tape along inside hinges). Blemishes and rubbing to binding.
Fifth edition of the book "A Theological-Political Treatise" by Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677). In the book, which was first printed in 1670, Spinoza lays the foundations for modern Bible criticism and describes the principles of his outlook on the connection between freedom of philosophical thought and the belief in religion and the State's authority. Due to its controversial content and it undermining contemporary religious and political norms, Spinoza preferred to publish it anonymously and even used a fictitious imprint. In 1674 the book was banned in Holland.
Several different editions of "A Theological-Political Treatise" printed with the fictitious imprint of Henricum Künrath are known of. Since the editions differ from each other only by slight typographical variations, for a long time they were all considered the first edition. Before us is the fifth edition printed, presumably, after 1677. See: The Early Editions of Spinoza's Tractatus Theologico-politicus, a Bibliohistorical Reexamination by Fritz Bamberger (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1961; enclosed).
[12], 233 pp, 19.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Ink notation on the upper part of the title page. Bookplates on the inside front binding and front flyleaf. Pen inscriptions on the front endpaper. Bound in a leather binding with later spine (two strips of tape along inside hinges). Blemishes and rubbing to binding.
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Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
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[Kabbalae Denudatae, Tomus Secundus (Kabbalah Unveiled, second volume), by Christian Knorr von Rosenroth. Frankfurt: Johann David Zunner, 1684]. Latin, Aramaic and Hebrew. Missing title page.
The second volume of the composition "Kabbalah Unveiled" by Christian Knorr von Rosenroth (1636-1689) – a German Christian scholar and Hebraist, one of the founders of Christian Hebraism. The book compiles Latin translations of canonical texts of Kabbalistic literature (Sifra DeTzni'utah, Idra Rabba, Idra Zuta, Sefer Gilgulei Neshamot, and more), accompanied by Christian theological commentary. The book contains several Kabbalistic diagrams, including two plates.
38, [2], 598, 478 [i.e. 480] pp + [2] plates (one of them folding). Missing title page. Without the composition "Adumbratio Kabbalae Christianae" which was added to some of the copies of the volume. 19.5 cm. Good overall condition. The plate at the beginning of the book is detached (with trimmed margins. Mounted on paper). The folding plate is torn. Stains. Minor blemishes. Ink notations and markings. Parchment binding, with stains and minor blemishes.
The second volume of the composition "Kabbalah Unveiled" by Christian Knorr von Rosenroth (1636-1689) – a German Christian scholar and Hebraist, one of the founders of Christian Hebraism. The book compiles Latin translations of canonical texts of Kabbalistic literature (Sifra DeTzni'utah, Idra Rabba, Idra Zuta, Sefer Gilgulei Neshamot, and more), accompanied by Christian theological commentary. The book contains several Kabbalistic diagrams, including two plates.
38, [2], 598, 478 [i.e. 480] pp + [2] plates (one of them folding). Missing title page. Without the composition "Adumbratio Kabbalae Christianae" which was added to some of the copies of the volume. 19.5 cm. Good overall condition. The plate at the beginning of the book is detached (with trimmed margins. Mounted on paper). The folding plate is torn. Stains. Minor blemishes. Ink notations and markings. Parchment binding, with stains and minor blemishes.
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Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
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Gespräch in dem Reiche der Todten über die Bibel und Talmud zwischen Dr. Luther und Raschi [A Discussion in the Kingdom of the Dead about the Bible and the Talmud between Dr. Luther and Rashi], by Philipp Ernst Christfels. Schwabach: Johann Jacob Enderes, 1737. German and some Hebrew. Parts 1-2 (of 4).
A composition describing an imaginary dispute between Rashi and Martin Luther, meant to illustrate the superiority of Christianity over Judaism and refute the rabbinical interpretation of the Holy Scriptures. The engraving facing the title page depicts Rashi and Martin Luther arguing against the background of a full bookcase.
The author, Philipp Ernst Christfels (1671-1759), was born as Mordechai ben Moshe Shemaya to a Jewish family in the city of Neuhaus (Bavaria). In his youth he was sent to study at the yeshiva of Rabbi Avraham Broda (1650-1717) and after graduating, moved to Fürth and married the daughter of a Jewish inn owner. In Fürth he became the disciple of Avraham Rovigo (one of the leading Italian kabbalists in the 17th century), and at the same time, became acquainted with Christian clerics. In 1701, he decided to convert to Christianity, divorced his wife and was baptized. He published several theological compositions defaming Judaism.
[1] engraving, 14, 80 pp. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Worming throughout the book. Stamp on verso of the engraving (faded). New binding (with new endpapers).
A composition describing an imaginary dispute between Rashi and Martin Luther, meant to illustrate the superiority of Christianity over Judaism and refute the rabbinical interpretation of the Holy Scriptures. The engraving facing the title page depicts Rashi and Martin Luther arguing against the background of a full bookcase.
The author, Philipp Ernst Christfels (1671-1759), was born as Mordechai ben Moshe Shemaya to a Jewish family in the city of Neuhaus (Bavaria). In his youth he was sent to study at the yeshiva of Rabbi Avraham Broda (1650-1717) and after graduating, moved to Fürth and married the daughter of a Jewish inn owner. In Fürth he became the disciple of Avraham Rovigo (one of the leading Italian kabbalists in the 17th century), and at the same time, became acquainted with Christian clerics. In 1701, he decided to convert to Christianity, divorced his wife and was baptized. He published several theological compositions defaming Judaism.
[1] engraving, 14, 80 pp. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Worming throughout the book. Stamp on verso of the engraving (faded). New binding (with new endpapers).
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Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
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The Bible, Jewish Apocrypha and the New Testament – a set of eight volumes mostly printed in the printing press founded by Christophe Plantin in the city of Leiden (the New Testament was printed in Geneva, based on the Plantin edition), 1610-1619. Latin, Hebrew and Greek.
The eight volumes are bound in matching leather bindings.
1-5. The 24 books of the bible in Hebrew and Latin, line by line, with the Hebrew roots of the words and Latin comments in the margins. [Leiden]: Ex Officina Plantiniana Raphelengii, 1610-1615. Seven books bound in five volumes:
• The Pentateuch / Biblia Hebraica, Pentateuchus Seu Quinque Libri Mosis, 1613. With an introduction by Spanish scholar Benito Arias Montano. [30] leaves, 659, [1] pp.
• Biblia Hebraica, Libri Iehosuah, Iudicum, Samuelis, et Regum [the books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings], 1611. 583 pp.
• The latter Prophets / Biblia Hebraica, Isaias, Ieremias, Ezechiel, 1610. 100 leaves, 101-527, [1] pp.
• Psalmi Davidis [The Book of Psalms], 1615. Together with: Proverbia Salomonis, Iob, Canticum Canticorum, Ruth, Lamentationes Ieremiae, Ecclesiastes & Esther [Proverbs, Job and the Five Scrolls], 1614. 412 pp.
• Daniel Ezra and Nehemia / Daniel, Hezra & Nechemiah, 1611. Together with: Chronicles / Libri Duo Paralipomenon, 1611. [2], 415-763 pp.
6. Bibliorum Pars Graeca…, a volume containing eight books of the Jewish Apocrypha (Tuvia, Judith, Additions to the Scroll of Esther, Book of Wisdom, Sirach, Book of Baruch, Additions to Daniel, 1 Maccabees). Greek and Latin, line by line. [Leiden]: Ex Officina Plantiniana Raphelengii, 1612. 344 pp.
7-8. Novum Testamentum [The New Testament]. Geneva: Petrum de la Rouiere Press, 1619. Greek and Latin, line by line. Based on the Plantin edition. Two volumes. [16], 498; 499-1082, [1] pp.
Eight volumes, approx. 18 cm. Condition varies. Good overall condition. Trimmed margins, often affecting the upper headers and the page numbers. Stains (mostly minor). Minor blemishes. Notations in early hand (many notes on the margins of the leaves of the Pentateuch volume). Bookplates and library stamps. Slight wear to the last leaves of Chronicles (open tears to the last leaf of the book, affecting the text. The leaf is mounted on paper for reinforcement). Minor blemishes to bindings.
The eight volumes are bound in matching leather bindings.
1-5. The 24 books of the bible in Hebrew and Latin, line by line, with the Hebrew roots of the words and Latin comments in the margins. [Leiden]: Ex Officina Plantiniana Raphelengii, 1610-1615. Seven books bound in five volumes:
• The Pentateuch / Biblia Hebraica, Pentateuchus Seu Quinque Libri Mosis, 1613. With an introduction by Spanish scholar Benito Arias Montano. [30] leaves, 659, [1] pp.
• Biblia Hebraica, Libri Iehosuah, Iudicum, Samuelis, et Regum [the books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings], 1611. 583 pp.
• The latter Prophets / Biblia Hebraica, Isaias, Ieremias, Ezechiel, 1610. 100 leaves, 101-527, [1] pp.
• Psalmi Davidis [The Book of Psalms], 1615. Together with: Proverbia Salomonis, Iob, Canticum Canticorum, Ruth, Lamentationes Ieremiae, Ecclesiastes & Esther [Proverbs, Job and the Five Scrolls], 1614. 412 pp.
• Daniel Ezra and Nehemia / Daniel, Hezra & Nechemiah, 1611. Together with: Chronicles / Libri Duo Paralipomenon, 1611. [2], 415-763 pp.
6. Bibliorum Pars Graeca…, a volume containing eight books of the Jewish Apocrypha (Tuvia, Judith, Additions to the Scroll of Esther, Book of Wisdom, Sirach, Book of Baruch, Additions to Daniel, 1 Maccabees). Greek and Latin, line by line. [Leiden]: Ex Officina Plantiniana Raphelengii, 1612. 344 pp.
7-8. Novum Testamentum [The New Testament]. Geneva: Petrum de la Rouiere Press, 1619. Greek and Latin, line by line. Based on the Plantin edition. Two volumes. [16], 498; 499-1082, [1] pp.
Eight volumes, approx. 18 cm. Condition varies. Good overall condition. Trimmed margins, often affecting the upper headers and the page numbers. Stains (mostly minor). Minor blemishes. Notations in early hand (many notes on the margins of the leaves of the Pentateuch volume). Bookplates and library stamps. Slight wear to the last leaves of Chronicles (open tears to the last leaf of the book, affecting the text. The leaf is mounted on paper for reinforcement). Minor blemishes to bindings.
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Biblia Hebraica Sine Punctis – the Pentateuch, with Nevi'im Rishonim, Achronim and Ketuvim. Amsterdam: Gerardus Borstius and Co., 1701.
• Bound with "Novum Testamentum" [The New Testament], edited by Johann Leusden. Amsterdam, 1717.
A bible with three title pages (an engraved title page depicting Moses and Aaron and the Holy of Holies and two additional title pages in Hebrew and in Latin). At the beginning of the book is a Latin introduction and a six-stanza Hebrew poem. This edition of the bible, printed in 1701, was used by Rabbi Aryeh Levin to perform the "Goral HaGra", according to a tradition passed down to him by his rabbis, the heads of the Volozhin Yeshiva, and whose source was the Vilna Gaon. Rabbi Levin used the Goral in 1950 to identify the bodies of the Lamed Heh Convoy.
The bible is bound with an additional book – Novum Testamentum [The New Testament], edited by the theologist and Hebraist Johann Leusden. Amsterdam: Ex Officina Wetsteniana, 1717. Greek and Latin. The book contains an engraved title page and two folded maps: a map of Palestine and a map of the Mediterranean basin.
The two books are bound together in an elegant, leather covered, gilt embossed binding. The owner's initials "C. J." and the year 1723 are impressed onto the binding. Gilt edges.
[6], 292 leaves, 293-306, [4] pp; [4] leaves, 337, [5] pp + [2] maps (folded). 14.5 cm. Good condition. A few stains and minor blemishes. Markings and notations (old) on some of the leaves. Long notations on the endpapers. Blemishes and slight wear to binding.
• Bound with "Novum Testamentum" [The New Testament], edited by Johann Leusden. Amsterdam, 1717.
A bible with three title pages (an engraved title page depicting Moses and Aaron and the Holy of Holies and two additional title pages in Hebrew and in Latin). At the beginning of the book is a Latin introduction and a six-stanza Hebrew poem. This edition of the bible, printed in 1701, was used by Rabbi Aryeh Levin to perform the "Goral HaGra", according to a tradition passed down to him by his rabbis, the heads of the Volozhin Yeshiva, and whose source was the Vilna Gaon. Rabbi Levin used the Goral in 1950 to identify the bodies of the Lamed Heh Convoy.
The bible is bound with an additional book – Novum Testamentum [The New Testament], edited by the theologist and Hebraist Johann Leusden. Amsterdam: Ex Officina Wetsteniana, 1717. Greek and Latin. The book contains an engraved title page and two folded maps: a map of Palestine and a map of the Mediterranean basin.
The two books are bound together in an elegant, leather covered, gilt embossed binding. The owner's initials "C. J." and the year 1723 are impressed onto the binding. Gilt edges.
[6], 292 leaves, 293-306, [4] pp; [4] leaves, 337, [5] pp + [2] maps (folded). 14.5 cm. Good condition. A few stains and minor blemishes. Markings and notations (old) on some of the leaves. Long notations on the endpapers. Blemishes and slight wear to binding.
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Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
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Hierosolyma urbs sancta. Iudeae, totiusque orientis longe clarissima, qua amplitudine ac magnificentia hoc nostro aevo conspicua est. An engraved map of Jerusalem from the German edition of the Atlas "Civitates Orbis Terrarum" by Georg Braun and engraver Franz Hogenberg (Vol. II). [Köln, 1576]. Latin and German.
A bird's eye view map of Jerusalem from the east. The map is meant to serve as a realistic representation of the city (unlike imaginary maps that depict Jerusalem in the olden days), but follows some conventions that contradict this, such as depicting the southern front of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre although generally portraying the city from the east. In the corner of the map appears a key for 48 sites in Jerusalem and its surroundings and on its upper part, a verse from the book of Ezekiel is printed (Latin): "This is Jerusalem, I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries are round about her". In the foreground, as in many other maps in this atlas, figures in local attire are shown.
An explanatory text about Jerusalem is printed on verso (German).
Engraving: 32.5X41.5 cm. (leaf: 39.5X52 cm). Good condition. Stains. A few creases. Pieces of paper glued to upper corners, on verso.
Literature: Jerusalem in Braun & Hogenberg Civitates, by Rehav Rubin. The Cartographic Journal, 1996. pp. 119-129.
Laor 1040A.
A bird's eye view map of Jerusalem from the east. The map is meant to serve as a realistic representation of the city (unlike imaginary maps that depict Jerusalem in the olden days), but follows some conventions that contradict this, such as depicting the southern front of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre although generally portraying the city from the east. In the corner of the map appears a key for 48 sites in Jerusalem and its surroundings and on its upper part, a verse from the book of Ezekiel is printed (Latin): "This is Jerusalem, I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries are round about her". In the foreground, as in many other maps in this atlas, figures in local attire are shown.
An explanatory text about Jerusalem is printed on verso (German).
Engraving: 32.5X41.5 cm. (leaf: 39.5X52 cm). Good condition. Stains. A few creases. Pieces of paper glued to upper corners, on verso.
Literature: Jerusalem in Braun & Hogenberg Civitates, by Rehav Rubin. The Cartographic Journal, 1996. pp. 119-129.
Laor 1040A.
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Karte des Heiligen Landes in frühern Eintheilungen, a map of Palestine hand-drawn by F. H. Haberlach. [Germany or Austria, mid-19th century?].
Map of Palestine and its surroundings, showing five areas: "Judea" (whose southern border touches the south of the Dead Sea. "Steiniges Arab." – Stony Arabia – is located south to it), "Samria" (Samaria), "Galilea" (Galilee), "Land-janseit-des Jordans" (Trans-Jordan), and "Perea" (in south Trans-Jordan). The borders of each area are marked in a different color.
The map is signed by the painter, F. H. haberlach and alongside his signature appears a number, presumably indicating the date: "12/12.40" (12.12.1840?).
Map: 39.5X27.5 cm. Leaf: 42X35 cm. Good-fair condition. Tears along edges and fold lines (including small open tears and tears slightly affecting the map), some of them reinforced with tape on verso. An open tear sized 2.5X2.5 cm on the right margin, not affecting the map. Creases. Stains.
Map of Palestine and its surroundings, showing five areas: "Judea" (whose southern border touches the south of the Dead Sea. "Steiniges Arab." – Stony Arabia – is located south to it), "Samria" (Samaria), "Galilea" (Galilee), "Land-janseit-des Jordans" (Trans-Jordan), and "Perea" (in south Trans-Jordan). The borders of each area are marked in a different color.
The map is signed by the painter, F. H. haberlach and alongside his signature appears a number, presumably indicating the date: "12/12.40" (12.12.1840?).
Map: 39.5X27.5 cm. Leaf: 42X35 cm. Good-fair condition. Tears along edges and fold lines (including small open tears and tears slightly affecting the map), some of them reinforced with tape on verso. An open tear sized 2.5X2.5 cm on the right margin, not affecting the map. Creases. Stains.
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Égypte. Atlas annexé au mémoire sur la communication de la Mer Rouge à la Méditerranée [Egypt. An atlas accompanying an article about connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean]. Publisher and place of publication not indicated. [Paris?], 1802. French.
A folio atlas with five engraved plates: a hydrographic map of Egypt; a map of the Isthmus of Suez, a map and view of the area of Moses' Springs (Fontaine de Moïse), a chart of the various water levels along the Isthmus of Suez and a map of Alexandria.
The atlas was meant to accompany an article by the French engineer Jacques-Marie Le Père (1763-1841) which was written at the request of Napoleon Bonaparte and which examined the possibility of constructing a canal from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, where today the Suez Canal passes. Le Père's article rejected the possibility of constructing a canal; however, fifty years later, it served engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps as the basis for his plans of the Suez Canal.
Le Père's article and the plates that appear in the atlas before us were published together in the series of books "Description de l'Égypte" [Description of Egypt], which was published during the years 1809-1829 and was the product of the work of more than a hundred scholars who participated in Napoleon's Campaign in Palestine during the late 18th century.
[1] leaf (title page and list of plates), [5] engraved plates. Volume: 53 cm. Four 52X66 cm plates and two approx. 65X100 cm plates (folded into four). Red cardboard binding, blank. Good overall condition. Stains (mostly to margins). Worming, mostly minor; some restored with pieces of paper. Label on the inside front binding. Blemishes to binding.
A folio atlas with five engraved plates: a hydrographic map of Egypt; a map of the Isthmus of Suez, a map and view of the area of Moses' Springs (Fontaine de Moïse), a chart of the various water levels along the Isthmus of Suez and a map of Alexandria.
The atlas was meant to accompany an article by the French engineer Jacques-Marie Le Père (1763-1841) which was written at the request of Napoleon Bonaparte and which examined the possibility of constructing a canal from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, where today the Suez Canal passes. Le Père's article rejected the possibility of constructing a canal; however, fifty years later, it served engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps as the basis for his plans of the Suez Canal.
Le Père's article and the plates that appear in the atlas before us were published together in the series of books "Description de l'Égypte" [Description of Egypt], which was published during the years 1809-1829 and was the product of the work of more than a hundred scholars who participated in Napoleon's Campaign in Palestine during the late 18th century.
[1] leaf (title page and list of plates), [5] engraved plates. Volume: 53 cm. Four 52X66 cm plates and two approx. 65X100 cm plates (folded into four). Red cardboard binding, blank. Good overall condition. Stains (mostly to margins). Worming, mostly minor; some restored with pieces of paper. Label on the inside front binding. Blemishes to binding.
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September 19, 2019
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The Scripture Atlas; or, A series of Maps, to Illustrate the Old and New Testament: Drawn from the Best Authorities, Ancient and Modern, by Eminent Artists. London: L. Harrison and J. C. Leigh for Mathews and Leigh, 1812. English.
Atlas with 19 hand-colored engraved maps (five double-page), including maps depicting the estates of the Twelve Tribes, a general map of Palestine, a map of Jerusalem, a map showing the journey of the Israelites in the desert and a map of the Mediterranean Basin. In addition to the maps, the atlas contains a plan of the Temple (not colored).
Additional engraved title page by by N.R. Hewitt (after a painting by Henry Corbould).
[1] engraved plate (title page), 4 pp, [20] engraved plates (maps and the plan of the Temple), [1] p, 29.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor creases. Tears and many stains on tissue guards. Half-leather binding. A paper label with the title of the atlas mounted on front board. Stains, tears and blemishes to binding. Back board mostly detached.
Atlas with 19 hand-colored engraved maps (five double-page), including maps depicting the estates of the Twelve Tribes, a general map of Palestine, a map of Jerusalem, a map showing the journey of the Israelites in the desert and a map of the Mediterranean Basin. In addition to the maps, the atlas contains a plan of the Temple (not colored).
Additional engraved title page by by N.R. Hewitt (after a painting by Henry Corbould).
[1] engraved plate (title page), 4 pp, [20] engraved plates (maps and the plan of the Temple), [1] p, 29.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor creases. Tears and many stains on tissue guards. Half-leather binding. A paper label with the title of the atlas mounted on front board. Stains, tears and blemishes to binding. Back board mostly detached.
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Wand Karte von Palaestina - gezeichnet und dem Sophienstift in Weimar gewidmet von C. Hergt [Wall Map of Palestine, Drawn and Dedicated to Sophienstift in Weimar by C. Hergt]. Weimar: Weimar Geographisches Institut, [1902?]. German.
Large color wall map of Palestine. Along the margins appear smaller maps of Jerusalem and the estates of the Twelve Tribes and a topographic profile of various sites in Palestine, showing their height above sea level. The map is cloth-backed, folded and placed in an original cardboard portfolio.
Possibly, the map was made for the Sophienstift School for girls in Weimar (a school for girls named after Princess Sophie of the Netherlands).
101.5X137 cm (eight separate parts), cloth-backed and folded. Suspension loops attached to all four corners. In an original portfolio (52.5X37 cm). Good condition. Stains. Minor blemishes. The portfolio has four laces for tying, of which one is torn.
The map is not recorded in OCLC and the Eran Laor Cartographic Collection.
Large color wall map of Palestine. Along the margins appear smaller maps of Jerusalem and the estates of the Twelve Tribes and a topographic profile of various sites in Palestine, showing their height above sea level. The map is cloth-backed, folded and placed in an original cardboard portfolio.
Possibly, the map was made for the Sophienstift School for girls in Weimar (a school for girls named after Princess Sophie of the Netherlands).
101.5X137 cm (eight separate parts), cloth-backed and folded. Suspension loops attached to all four corners. In an original portfolio (52.5X37 cm). Good condition. Stains. Minor blemishes. The portfolio has four laces for tying, of which one is torn.
The map is not recorded in OCLC and the Eran Laor Cartographic Collection.
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September 19, 2019
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Delitiæ Orientales, Das ist Die Ergötzlich- und Merkwürdig-keiten des Morgenlandes, by Olfert Dapper. Nuremberg: Joh. Hofmanns und Engelb. Strecks Wittiben (Johann Hofmann and Engelbert Streck), 1712. German. Two parts in one volume.
A comprehensive study of Syria and Palestine, by Olfert Dapper (1639-1689) – a Dutch writer, historian and geographer. The study was first published in Dutch under the title "Naukeurige beschrijving van gantsch Syrie, en Palestyn of Heilige lant" (see Kedem catalog no. 64, lot no. 58).
The book contains 39 engraved plates (most of them double-page or folded) and in-text engravings. Among them, a map of Syria and engravings depicting Damascus, Aleppo and Tripoli; maps of Palestine showing the territories of the Tribes; maps and illustrations of Jerusalem, the Mount of Olives and Bethlehem (including a folded panorama of Jerusalem); illustrations of the Temple and its vessels, an illustration of Jaffa from the sea, and more.
[1], 200, [4] pp (pp. 45-46 are bound before pp. 43-44); [1], 400, [8] pp, 32.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and tears. Worming. Tears to part of the engraved plates, some of them reinforced with tape or paper (some of them affecting the engravings). An open tear to the margins of one of the plates (restored with paper, slightly affecting the engraving). The engraved plate depicting Tripoli is torn and its lower right part is missing (the missing part was restored with paper with a partial, inexpertly executed sketch in ink). The panorama of Jerusalem is damaged and reinforced with paper. Notations of the front endpaper, on the first title page and on the margins of several other pages and engraved plates. Stained and damaged parchment binding, with tears. On its front appears the (newly) handwritten title of the book. Part of the spine is missing.
A comprehensive study of Syria and Palestine, by Olfert Dapper (1639-1689) – a Dutch writer, historian and geographer. The study was first published in Dutch under the title "Naukeurige beschrijving van gantsch Syrie, en Palestyn of Heilige lant" (see Kedem catalog no. 64, lot no. 58).
The book contains 39 engraved plates (most of them double-page or folded) and in-text engravings. Among them, a map of Syria and engravings depicting Damascus, Aleppo and Tripoli; maps of Palestine showing the territories of the Tribes; maps and illustrations of Jerusalem, the Mount of Olives and Bethlehem (including a folded panorama of Jerusalem); illustrations of the Temple and its vessels, an illustration of Jaffa from the sea, and more.
[1], 200, [4] pp (pp. 45-46 are bound before pp. 43-44); [1], 400, [8] pp, 32.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and tears. Worming. Tears to part of the engraved plates, some of them reinforced with tape or paper (some of them affecting the engravings). An open tear to the margins of one of the plates (restored with paper, slightly affecting the engraving). The engraved plate depicting Tripoli is torn and its lower right part is missing (the missing part was restored with paper with a partial, inexpertly executed sketch in ink). The panorama of Jerusalem is damaged and reinforced with paper. Notations of the front endpaper, on the first title page and on the margins of several other pages and engraved plates. Stained and damaged parchment binding, with tears. On its front appears the (newly) handwritten title of the book. Part of the spine is missing.
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Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $600
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Voyage par l'Italie, en Egypte au Mont-Liban et en Palestine ou Terre Sainte [A Journey Through Italy, to Egypt, to Mount Lebanon and Palestine or the Holy land], [by Marie Dominique de Binos]. Paris: Briand et Letellier, [1798/1799] (on the title page: "An VII"). French. Two volumes.
Impressions from a journey of the French clergyman Marie Dominique de Binos (1730-1803) to the Middle east. De Binos started out on his Journey from France in 1766, travelled through Italy and from there continued to Egypt, Palestine, Syria and Lebanon. In 1779, he returned to France via Cyprus. The book contains twelve engraves plates depicting the residents of the various areas he had visited and their traditional costumes. One of the engravings depicts a woman from Jerusalem.
Volume I: [2] leaves, 301, [3] pp + [6] plates (bluish paper). Volume II: [2] leaves, 367, [1] pp + [6] plates (bluish paper). 17 cm. Gilt edges. Good condition. Stains. Minor blemishes. Ink notation on the back free endpaper of the first volume. The front free endpaper of the second volume is partly detached. Leather-covered bindings, with gilt impressions, slightly damaged (with rubbings and small tears). The spine of the first volume is detached and the spine of the second volume is partly detached.
Impressions from a journey of the French clergyman Marie Dominique de Binos (1730-1803) to the Middle east. De Binos started out on his Journey from France in 1766, travelled through Italy and from there continued to Egypt, Palestine, Syria and Lebanon. In 1779, he returned to France via Cyprus. The book contains twelve engraves plates depicting the residents of the various areas he had visited and their traditional costumes. One of the engravings depicts a woman from Jerusalem.
Volume I: [2] leaves, 301, [3] pp + [6] plates (bluish paper). Volume II: [2] leaves, 367, [1] pp + [6] plates (bluish paper). 17 cm. Gilt edges. Good condition. Stains. Minor blemishes. Ink notation on the back free endpaper of the first volume. The front free endpaper of the second volume is partly detached. Leather-covered bindings, with gilt impressions, slightly damaged (with rubbings and small tears). The spine of the first volume is detached and the spine of the second volume is partly detached.
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