41 postcards presenting the old Bezalel National Museum and works by the artists E. M. Lilien and Abel Pann. Various publishers and locales, [first half of 20th century].
Including: 24 postcards featuring works (mostly etchings) by E. M. Lilien; nine postcards featuring paintings by Abel Pann; eight postcards featuring the old Bezalel National Museum or its founder, Boris Schatz.
Average size: 9X14 cm. Condition varies.

Two books and a portfolio of prints with silhouettes by Bezalel artist and teacher, Meir Gur-Arie.
1. "HeHalutzim" ("The Pioneers"), a collection of cutout silhouettes by Meir Gur-Arie, accompanied by the lyrics to songs of the Halutzim, collected and compiled by Mordechai Narkiss. Jerusalem: Bnei Bezalel, 1925. 2nd edition (Hebrew). Enclosed sheet music: "Melodies to the Songs of the 'Halutzim,' Collected by A. Z. Binder". [8], 20, [4] pp., 23.5 cm + [1] f. sheet music. Good condition.
2. Genesis, Silhouettes Cut, by Meir Gur-Arie. Jerusalem: Bnei Bezalel, 1934 (English).
Portfolio containing 28 silhouettes relating to the Book of Genesis, by Meir Gur-Arie. Each of the silhouettes is accompanied by a caption and a verse, in both Hebrew and English. [28] plates, 28 cm. Good condition. Minor creases and tears to portfolio.
3. The Song of Songs, paintings by Meir Gur-Arie. Tel Aviv: Nevatim Publishers, [1966].
The biblical Song of Songs, accompanied by illustrations by Meir Gur-Arie. The Hebrew text appears on the right, and the English translation on the left. [12] ff., 33 cm. Good condition. Stains. Inscribed in pen. Tears to margins of several leaves.

26 postcards with Zionist themes: Theodor Herzl, Zionist congresses, and Zionist leaders. Various publishers and locales, [late 19th century / early 20th century].
1-11. Eleven postcards issued on the occasion of different Zionist congresses, including: postcard featuring portraits of Theodor Herzl and Max Nordau and the emblem of the First Zionist Congress; official postcard of the Fifth Zionist Congress (1902); real photo postcard showing Max Nordau delivering an address to the Seventh Zionist Congress (1905); two postcards with photographs of athletes at the Tenth Zionist Congress (1911); and more.
12-21. Ten postcards with portraits of Theodor Herzl, including: undivided-back postcards issued around the time of Herzl's passing; a real photo postcard showing Herzl with two Jewish individuals from the Caucasus at the Sixth Zionist Congress (1903); and more.
22-23. Printed postcard and real photo postcard showing Herzl's grave in the Herzl family burial plot in Vienna.
24-26. Three Zionist postcards: two with portraits of Zvi Hermann Schapira, the Zionist visionary who gave rise to the idea of the Jewish National Fund, and Jacobus Henricus Kann, one of the three members of the Executive Committee of the World Zionist Organization; and a postcard issued by the Jewish National Fund as a token of appreciation for olive trees donated by a girl from Odessa in honor of Menahem Ussishkin.
Average size: 9X14 cm. Condition varies.

Dr. Theodor Herzl: Lebensbiographieh fon 45 Toysend Otiyos ["Dr. Theodor Herzl: A Biography in 45,000 Letters"]. L. Rotblat and M. Horwich, artists, England, [London or Manchester], [late 19th or early 20th century]. Yiddish.
Printed micrography, created by the artist Louis Rotblat (1868-1943) and his partner, M. Horwitz. Herzl's biography appears here in Yiddish. Underneath Herzl's portrait are two branches, and in the middle, a Star of David with the Hebrew word "Zion," adorned with two flags.
Approx. 39X31 cm. Fair-good condition. Blemishes and tears, professionally restored. Set in frame (not examined outside of frame).
For more information regarding Louis Rotblat, see: David Mazower, "The Talented Mr. Rotblat and His Micrographic Tribute to Jacob Gordin", Digital Yiddish Theatre Project, January 2015 (online).

Four objects bearing the portrait of Theodor Herzl. [Palestine and Europe / State of Israel, 20th century].
Brass, cast; copper; fabric.
1. Embroidery, portrait of Theodor Herzl looking down from the balcony of his room at the Three Kings Hotel in Basel, Switzerland, at the time of the Fifth Zionist Congress. Set in frame, 30X25 cm. (not examined outside of frame).
2. Cast plaque with portrait of Theodor Herzl along with the Hebrew caption "If you will it, it is no dream / Herzl" in elegant letters; set in original metal frame, with stand, product of the Pal-Bell decorative arts manufacturing company (marked on back). 14.5X11 cm.
3. Small statuette, for tabletop (as paperweight?) with bust of Theodor Herzl. Height: 7 cm.
4. Napkin holder with portrait of Theodor Herzl along with the Hebrew caption "If you will it, it is no dream / Herzl." Height: 10 cm.
Overall good condition.