Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
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A collection of approx. 260 original caricatures (ink on paper), by the illustrators and caricaturists Adar Draian and "Ze'ev" (Ya'akov Farkash). [Israel, ca. 1960s-1970s].
A rich collection containing caricatures dealing in a sophisticated and critical manner with a variety of political and social issues which preoccupied the daily Israeli press and the citizens of the State of Israel during the 1960s and 1970s, the work of two leading Israeli caricaturists – Adar Darian and "Ze'ev" (Ya'akov Farkash).
Most of the caricatures were drawn by Adar Darian (1931-2015) – an Israeli caricaturist, graphic designer and illustrator, born in Romania, winner of the 2012 Golden Pencil Award.
More than 200 caricatures are signed "Darian" (Hebrew) or "D" (Hebrew).
24 of the caricatures were drawn by "Ze'ev" – Ya'akov Farkash (1923-2002), a caricaturist and illustrator who was awarded the Sokolov Prize for Journalism (1981) and the Israel Prize for Communications and Journalism (1993).
The caricatures were published in the "Davar" and "HaAretz" newspapers. In their margins are printing instruction (in pen and pencil) and inked stamps of the newspapers which published them.
Size varies. Good overall condition. Some of them are stained (some with ink stains from preparing them for printing), and have fold lines and creases. Glued pieces of paper (originally) and pen and pencil notations.
A rich collection containing caricatures dealing in a sophisticated and critical manner with a variety of political and social issues which preoccupied the daily Israeli press and the citizens of the State of Israel during the 1960s and 1970s, the work of two leading Israeli caricaturists – Adar Darian and "Ze'ev" (Ya'akov Farkash).
Most of the caricatures were drawn by Adar Darian (1931-2015) – an Israeli caricaturist, graphic designer and illustrator, born in Romania, winner of the 2012 Golden Pencil Award.
More than 200 caricatures are signed "Darian" (Hebrew) or "D" (Hebrew).
24 of the caricatures were drawn by "Ze'ev" – Ya'akov Farkash (1923-2002), a caricaturist and illustrator who was awarded the Sokolov Prize for Journalism (1981) and the Israel Prize for Communications and Journalism (1993).
The caricatures were published in the "Davar" and "HaAretz" newspapers. In their margins are printing instruction (in pen and pencil) and inked stamps of the newspapers which published them.
Size varies. Good overall condition. Some of them are stained (some with ink stains from preparing them for printing), and have fold lines and creases. Glued pieces of paper (originally) and pen and pencil notations.
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Israeli Culture – Music, Cinema, Caricatures and Journals
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Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $500
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Seven original caricatures by Dosh (Kariel Gardosh). [Israel, ca. 1950s-1960s].
Felt-tip pen, ink and correction fluid on paper.
Dosh is the pseudonym of Karl (Kariel) Gardosh (1921-2000). He was born in Budapest; after finishing high school in Budapest, he studied at the University of Szeged. With the outbreak of WWII, he was sent to a forced labor camp. Upon his return to Budapest after the war, he discovered that his parents and most of his family had perished in the Holocaust. In early 1946, he left Hungary and moved to Paris where he studied comparative literature at the Sorbonne. In 1948, Gardosh immigrated to Israel, changed his name to Kariel, joined the Lechi and found work drawing caricatures for its journal, HaMa'as. Gardosh was arrested following the murder of Folke Bernadotte, and after his release, he worked as the graphic editor of the magazine HaOlam HaZe. In 1953 he joined Maariv, where he published a daily caricature for many years. Gradually he started writing articles, stories and skits for the newspaper. He also wrote for the Hungarian-language newspaper Új Kelet (The New East). In 1956, Dosh first created the figure of Israelik, who became a popular symbol of the State of Israel and its people. Later, the name Israelik was shortened to Srulik (see item 262).
Most of these caricatures feature Srulik, representing the State of Israel, and deal with the military conflicts with Egypt, Israel's inner politics, Israel's relations with other countries and the Six-Day War. Some of them were captioned by Dosh or bear printing instructions in pencil and in pen.
Approx. 18X22 cm to 19.5X32.5 cm. Good condition. Yellowing paper. Stains. Creases. Fold lines. Minor closed and open tears, some restored, mostly not affecting the caricatures. Large open tears at the edges of two leaves, not affecting the caricatures. Torn filing holes. Crayon scribble on one of the leaves.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Felt-tip pen, ink and correction fluid on paper.
Dosh is the pseudonym of Karl (Kariel) Gardosh (1921-2000). He was born in Budapest; after finishing high school in Budapest, he studied at the University of Szeged. With the outbreak of WWII, he was sent to a forced labor camp. Upon his return to Budapest after the war, he discovered that his parents and most of his family had perished in the Holocaust. In early 1946, he left Hungary and moved to Paris where he studied comparative literature at the Sorbonne. In 1948, Gardosh immigrated to Israel, changed his name to Kariel, joined the Lechi and found work drawing caricatures for its journal, HaMa'as. Gardosh was arrested following the murder of Folke Bernadotte, and after his release, he worked as the graphic editor of the magazine HaOlam HaZe. In 1953 he joined Maariv, where he published a daily caricature for many years. Gradually he started writing articles, stories and skits for the newspaper. He also wrote for the Hungarian-language newspaper Új Kelet (The New East). In 1956, Dosh first created the figure of Israelik, who became a popular symbol of the State of Israel and its people. Later, the name Israelik was shortened to Srulik (see item 262).
Most of these caricatures feature Srulik, representing the State of Israel, and deal with the military conflicts with Egypt, Israel's inner politics, Israel's relations with other countries and the Six-Day War. Some of them were captioned by Dosh or bear printing instructions in pencil and in pen.
Approx. 18X22 cm to 19.5X32.5 cm. Good condition. Yellowing paper. Stains. Creases. Fold lines. Minor closed and open tears, some restored, mostly not affecting the caricatures. Large open tears at the edges of two leaves, not affecting the caricatures. Torn filing holes. Crayon scribble on one of the leaves.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Category
Israeli Culture – Music, Cinema, Caricatures and Journals
Catalogue
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $400
Unsold
Nine issues of independent journals and Avant-garde magazines. Israel, 1969-1986.
1. Dapim Tzehubim [Yellow Leaves], edited by Dan Omer. Jerusalem: Shuk Hasfarim, [1969].
Literary and artistic anthology featuring Hebrew translations of poems by Mahmoud Darwish, Gunther Grass, Stephen Spender and others; a long poem by Dan Omer, drawings by Uri Lifshitz; and more.
2. Ga'ashush. [Second issue? Tel-Aviv, ca. 1970].
Independent journal published and distributed by high-school students. This issue features works by Yigal Sarna, Ze'ev Ornin, Yonatan Segal, Yehoshua Ashkenazi, Haddas Dror and others. A psychedelic poster is enclosed with the issue.
3-5. "Pahhad" [Feer] Edited by Michel Optovsky. Issued 2, 3 and 4, 1983-1985.
The independent periodical "Pahhad", edited by Michel Optovsky (1947-2004), a key figure in the fringe culture of Tel-Aviv during the 1980s and 1990s, published works of art, poetry, comic strips and illustrations. These issues contain works by Ronny Someck, Dudu Geva, Yoram Kaniuk, Shlomo Artzi, Kobi Or, Alon Oleartchik, Jacques Katmor, Michael Sgan-Cohen and others.
6-8. Tatrama, Israel's Art Magazine. Editors: Uri and Danny Dotan. Issues nos. 1-3. Tel-Aviv, September 1984 to June 1985.
An experimental art magazine featuring poems, photographs, drawings and more. These issues contain works by Menashe Kadishman, Michael Druks, Pinchas Cohen Gan, Pamela Levy, Moshe Gershuni, Yonah Wallach and others. Issue no. 3 is signed by the editors Uri and Danny Dotan and numbered 386/1500.
9. Niyar [Paper]. February 1986.
Music journal featuring Michal Sapir, Yuval Levi, Lior Perry, Kobi Or, and others.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
1. Dapim Tzehubim [Yellow Leaves], edited by Dan Omer. Jerusalem: Shuk Hasfarim, [1969].
Literary and artistic anthology featuring Hebrew translations of poems by Mahmoud Darwish, Gunther Grass, Stephen Spender and others; a long poem by Dan Omer, drawings by Uri Lifshitz; and more.
2. Ga'ashush. [Second issue? Tel-Aviv, ca. 1970].
Independent journal published and distributed by high-school students. This issue features works by Yigal Sarna, Ze'ev Ornin, Yonatan Segal, Yehoshua Ashkenazi, Haddas Dror and others. A psychedelic poster is enclosed with the issue.
3-5. "Pahhad" [Feer] Edited by Michel Optovsky. Issued 2, 3 and 4, 1983-1985.
The independent periodical "Pahhad", edited by Michel Optovsky (1947-2004), a key figure in the fringe culture of Tel-Aviv during the 1980s and 1990s, published works of art, poetry, comic strips and illustrations. These issues contain works by Ronny Someck, Dudu Geva, Yoram Kaniuk, Shlomo Artzi, Kobi Or, Alon Oleartchik, Jacques Katmor, Michael Sgan-Cohen and others.
6-8. Tatrama, Israel's Art Magazine. Editors: Uri and Danny Dotan. Issues nos. 1-3. Tel-Aviv, September 1984 to June 1985.
An experimental art magazine featuring poems, photographs, drawings and more. These issues contain works by Menashe Kadishman, Michael Druks, Pinchas Cohen Gan, Pamela Levy, Moshe Gershuni, Yonah Wallach and others. Issue no. 3 is signed by the editors Uri and Danny Dotan and numbered 386/1500.
9. Niyar [Paper]. February 1986.
Music journal featuring Michal Sapir, Yuval Levi, Lior Perry, Kobi Or, and others.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
Category
Israeli Culture – Music, Cinema, Caricatures and Journals
Catalogue
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $1,500
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"Punks!!!", color print by Ido Shemi, from the series "Holyland Adventures", 2005.
The print is in a wooden frame, colored red, with the inscriptions "Punks!!!" and "Holyland Adventures 2005". Signed, dated and numbered (1/5) on verso of the frame.
The multi-disciplinary artist Ido Shemi was born in Kibbutz Rosh HaNikra in 1963. During the early 1980s, he became involved with Punk culture (he was a member of the "Mu'akah" band and cooperated with the bands "Dead Begins" and "HaShafan HaNachon"), and was a key figure in the alternative culture scene in Tel-Aviv in the late 1990s. Shemi focuses on sculpting, illustration, comics, video-art and photography. His art installations were exhibited in the Tel-Aviv Museum of Art (2002), the Israel Museum (2004) and the Museum of Modern Art in Shanghai (2006). In 2008, his installation "Olympic Games" was commissioned for the Olympic Fine Arts Collection, and shown in Beijing in 2008 during the 29th Olympic Games.
Print: approx. 38.5X29 cm. Frame: approx. 55X44.5 cm. Good condition.
The print is in a wooden frame, colored red, with the inscriptions "Punks!!!" and "Holyland Adventures 2005". Signed, dated and numbered (1/5) on verso of the frame.
The multi-disciplinary artist Ido Shemi was born in Kibbutz Rosh HaNikra in 1963. During the early 1980s, he became involved with Punk culture (he was a member of the "Mu'akah" band and cooperated with the bands "Dead Begins" and "HaShafan HaNachon"), and was a key figure in the alternative culture scene in Tel-Aviv in the late 1990s. Shemi focuses on sculpting, illustration, comics, video-art and photography. His art installations were exhibited in the Tel-Aviv Museum of Art (2002), the Israel Museum (2004) and the Museum of Modern Art in Shanghai (2006). In 2008, his installation "Olympic Games" was commissioned for the Olympic Fine Arts Collection, and shown in Beijing in 2008 during the 29th Olympic Games.
Print: approx. 38.5X29 cm. Frame: approx. 55X44.5 cm. Good condition.
Category
Israeli Culture – Music, Cinema, Caricatures and Journals
Catalogue
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $1,500
Sold for: $3,000
Including buyer's premium
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.
Category
Theology and Bibles, Maps and Travelogues
Catalogue
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $700
Sold for: $875
Including buyer's premium
[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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Theology and Bibles, Maps and Travelogues
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Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $600
Sold for: $750
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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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Theology and Bibles, Maps and Travelogues
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Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $700
Sold for: $1,750
Including buyer's premium
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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Theology and Bibles, Maps and Travelogues
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Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
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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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Theology and Bibles, Maps and Travelogues
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Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
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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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Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
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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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Theology and Bibles, Maps and Travelogues
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Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $1,000
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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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