Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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1. Syria, the Holy Land, Asia Minor, etc. Illustrated. In a series of views drawn from nature by W. H. Bartlett, William Purser, etc. London, Paris and New York: Fisher, Son & Co., [1836-1838]. English. Three parts in two volumes.
The book was published in three parts. The first and second parts are bound together, with a separate title-engraving for each part. 119 engraved plates in the book – two maps and engravings depicting views from the Middles East and Palestine (after drawings by William Henry Bartlett).
Vol. I (first two parts): [2] leaves, 80 pp + [37] engraved plates; 76 pp+ [37] engraved plates. Vol. II (third part): 100 pp, [2] leaves + [48] engraved plates. 27 cm. Gilt edges. Good overall condition. Stains. Tissue guards are lacking. Pen- inscriptions on endpapers. Original bindings. Defects and tears to bindings. Spine of first volume is torn (open tears) and partly detached. Front binding of first volume is loose. Open tears to spine of second volume.
2. The Christian in Palestine, or, Scenes of Sacred History, Pictorial and Descriptive by Henry Stebbing. London: George Virtue, [1847]. English.
Survey of different sites in the country, mainly sites with significance to Christianity. Accompanied by 72 engraved plates (including a title page) after drawings by William Henry Bartlett. Seven engraved plates are lacking.
[2], vi, 234 pp + [72] engraved plates (out of 79. Missing seven plates), 27 cm. Gilt edges. Good-fair condition. Stains. Pen-inscriptions on front endpaper. Damaged binding (covered with clear adhesive cover film). Front cover is partly detached and the back cover is detached.
The book was published in three parts. The first and second parts are bound together, with a separate title-engraving for each part. 119 engraved plates in the book – two maps and engravings depicting views from the Middles East and Palestine (after drawings by William Henry Bartlett).
Vol. I (first two parts): [2] leaves, 80 pp + [37] engraved plates; 76 pp+ [37] engraved plates. Vol. II (third part): 100 pp, [2] leaves + [48] engraved plates. 27 cm. Gilt edges. Good overall condition. Stains. Tissue guards are lacking. Pen- inscriptions on endpapers. Original bindings. Defects and tears to bindings. Spine of first volume is torn (open tears) and partly detached. Front binding of first volume is loose. Open tears to spine of second volume.
2. The Christian in Palestine, or, Scenes of Sacred History, Pictorial and Descriptive by Henry Stebbing. London: George Virtue, [1847]. English.
Survey of different sites in the country, mainly sites with significance to Christianity. Accompanied by 72 engraved plates (including a title page) after drawings by William Henry Bartlett. Seven engraved plates are lacking.
[2], vi, 234 pp + [72] engraved plates (out of 79. Missing seven plates), 27 cm. Gilt edges. Good-fair condition. Stains. Pen-inscriptions on front endpaper. Damaged binding (covered with clear adhesive cover film). Front cover is partly detached and the back cover is detached.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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The Holy Land. From Original Drawings by David Roberts, R. A. With Historical Descriptions by The Rev. George Croly, LL. D. London-Paris-New York: Cassel, Petter, Galpin & Co., [late 1880s].
118 (of 120) lithograph plates, after drawings by David Roberts, accompanied by a text by George Croly. Three parts: Jerusalem and its region; Jordan and Bethlehem; Edom and Petra (this volume has two title pages: one at the beginning of the volume and another preceding Part 3).
[2] leaves, 85 cm. VIII, 36 pages + [118] lithograph plates. Missing a leaf (pp. 15-16) and two lithograph plates. 31 cm. Binding with leather spine and corners. Gilt edges. Good condition. Stains (most to the blank leaves at the beginning and end of the book). Damages to binding. Tears to spine edges.
118 (of 120) lithograph plates, after drawings by David Roberts, accompanied by a text by George Croly. Three parts: Jerusalem and its region; Jordan and Bethlehem; Edom and Petra (this volume has two title pages: one at the beginning of the volume and another preceding Part 3).
[2] leaves, 85 cm. VIII, 36 pages + [118] lithograph plates. Missing a leaf (pp. 15-16) and two lithograph plates. 31 cm. Binding with leather spine and corners. Gilt edges. Good condition. Stains (most to the blank leaves at the beginning and end of the book). Damages to binding. Tears to spine edges.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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Three books featuring engravings and photographs - views in Palestine.
1. A Series of Twenty-Four Views illustrative of The Holy Scripture Selected from Sir Robert Ainsley's Celebrated Collection of Drawings. London: R. Bowyer & M. Parks, 1833. English.
Volume with twenty-four engravings depicting sites in Palestine and the vicinity. The engravings were done after drawings by Luigi (Ludwig) Meyer for the British diplomat and orientalist Robert Ainsley during his service as the ambassador of Britain to the Ottoman Empire.
[1] leaf, [24] engraved plates, 38.5 cm. One leaf may be missing in the beginning of the book. Good condition. Foxing. Some tears at margins of leaves not affecting the engravings. Trimmed margins to some leaves. New binding, with slight defects.
2. D'alger a Constantinople, Jerusalem–Damas, by Ch[arles] Lallemand. Published by Ancienne Maison Quantin, Paris and J. Gervais-Courtellemon, Algiers, [1894?]. French. A travel book to Jerusalem and Damascus, with photographs by French photographers Charles Lallemand and Jules Gervais-Courtellemont.
[3] leaves, 129 pp, [3] leaves + [22] photograph plates (one plate in color), 32.5 cm. Good condition. One leaf is lacking (no.55-56). Leaves half-detached. Lacking one tissue guard. Original binding, restored, stained and slightly unraveled at margins.
3. La Palestine, by Jérôme et Jean Tharaud. Paris: Editions Alpina, 1930. French.
Numerous photographs by different photographers, most of them by Bonfis and a few by American Colony photographers, Jules Richard and more. Some are integrated into the text while others appear on separate plates.
159 pp + 8 plates. Good condition. Dark tissue guards, loose signatures. Worn binding, partly detached.
1. A Series of Twenty-Four Views illustrative of The Holy Scripture Selected from Sir Robert Ainsley's Celebrated Collection of Drawings. London: R. Bowyer & M. Parks, 1833. English.
Volume with twenty-four engravings depicting sites in Palestine and the vicinity. The engravings were done after drawings by Luigi (Ludwig) Meyer for the British diplomat and orientalist Robert Ainsley during his service as the ambassador of Britain to the Ottoman Empire.
[1] leaf, [24] engraved plates, 38.5 cm. One leaf may be missing in the beginning of the book. Good condition. Foxing. Some tears at margins of leaves not affecting the engravings. Trimmed margins to some leaves. New binding, with slight defects.
2. D'alger a Constantinople, Jerusalem–Damas, by Ch[arles] Lallemand. Published by Ancienne Maison Quantin, Paris and J. Gervais-Courtellemon, Algiers, [1894?]. French. A travel book to Jerusalem and Damascus, with photographs by French photographers Charles Lallemand and Jules Gervais-Courtellemont.
[3] leaves, 129 pp, [3] leaves + [22] photograph plates (one plate in color), 32.5 cm. Good condition. One leaf is lacking (no.55-56). Leaves half-detached. Lacking one tissue guard. Original binding, restored, stained and slightly unraveled at margins.
3. La Palestine, by Jérôme et Jean Tharaud. Paris: Editions Alpina, 1930. French.
Numerous photographs by different photographers, most of them by Bonfis and a few by American Colony photographers, Jules Richard and more. Some are integrated into the text while others appear on separate plates.
159 pp + 8 plates. Good condition. Dark tissue guards, loose signatures. Worn binding, partly detached.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
Opening: $100
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Two different editions of the album "Earthly Footsteps of the Man of Galilee". England and USA, [ca. 1894]. English.
The albums tell the story of Jesus in a series of 384 photographs of sites in Palestine and its vicinity (Birth place of Jesus, place of his baptism, place of his crucifixion, and more).
1. Earthly Footsteps of the Man of Galilee. London: W.A. Hammond. English. Two parts in one volume. English
On the endpapers of the album – a pasted map - "Map of Bible Lands" – first half of map appears on the front endpaper and the other half on the back endpaper.
[4], [96]; [4], [96] leaves. 27.5X 34 cm. Gilt edges. Fine binding, with decorations and an illustration of Rachel's Tomb (gold embossing). Good overall condition. Some stains and slight defects. Slight defects to binding.
2. Earthly Footsteps of the Man of Galilee. New York-St. Louis: N.D. Thompson. First part only.
First part of the album "Earthly Footsteps of the Man of Galilee". "Map of Bible Lands" appears at the beginning of the album.
202 pp, 33.5X27 cm. Gilt edges. Fine binding, with decorations and an illustration of Rachel's Tomb (gold embossing). Good overall condition. Some slight stains and damages. Slight tears and damages to binding.
The albums tell the story of Jesus in a series of 384 photographs of sites in Palestine and its vicinity (Birth place of Jesus, place of his baptism, place of his crucifixion, and more).
1. Earthly Footsteps of the Man of Galilee. London: W.A. Hammond. English. Two parts in one volume. English
On the endpapers of the album – a pasted map - "Map of Bible Lands" – first half of map appears on the front endpaper and the other half on the back endpaper.
[4], [96]; [4], [96] leaves. 27.5X 34 cm. Gilt edges. Fine binding, with decorations and an illustration of Rachel's Tomb (gold embossing). Good overall condition. Some stains and slight defects. Slight defects to binding.
2. Earthly Footsteps of the Man of Galilee. New York-St. Louis: N.D. Thompson. First part only.
First part of the album "Earthly Footsteps of the Man of Galilee". "Map of Bible Lands" appears at the beginning of the album.
202 pp, 33.5X27 cm. Gilt edges. Fine binding, with decorations and an illustration of Rachel's Tomb (gold embossing). Good overall condition. Some slight stains and damages. Slight tears and damages to binding.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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Carte de visite photograph by the photographer Alexander Rosenthal, Jerusalem, [c. 1880s].
A portrait photograph pasted on a cardboard card with the details of the photographer printed on the verso: "M. Alex. Rosenthal… a Jerusaleme".
Apparently, Alexander Rosenthal was the son of a Jerusalemite Jew who converted to Christianity. He studied in England and upon his return to Jerusalem, opened a photography studio with M. Martinowicz. Very few photographs by Rosenthal and Martinowicz are known.
Literature: Focus East, by Nissan Perez (New York, 1988), pp. 78, 194, 212.
Card: 6.5X10.5 cm. Good condition. Light stains.
A portrait photograph pasted on a cardboard card with the details of the photographer printed on the verso: "M. Alex. Rosenthal… a Jerusaleme".
Apparently, Alexander Rosenthal was the son of a Jerusalemite Jew who converted to Christianity. He studied in England and upon his return to Jerusalem, opened a photography studio with M. Martinowicz. Very few photographs by Rosenthal and Martinowicz are known.
Literature: Focus East, by Nissan Perez (New York, 1988), pp. 78, 194, 212.
Card: 6.5X10.5 cm. Good condition. Light stains.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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Sold for: $125
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Photograph of a vineyard in Gedera. Unknown photographer. [Ca. late 19th century].
Titled in the plate, in German: "Weinberge von Gadarah" [vineyards in Gedera].
Photograph: 15.5X10 cm, mounted on cardboard. Good condition. Large stain at upper right corner.
Titled in the plate, in German: "Weinberge von Gadarah" [vineyards in Gedera].
Photograph: 15.5X10 cm, mounted on cardboard. Good condition. Large stain at upper right corner.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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Sold for: $138
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Stereoscopic photograph, portraying workers chiseling stones on the plot where the Technion is about to be constructed. [1911].
A paper label is pasted to the back of the photographs, with a printed caption: "Haifa. (Spring, 1911). Hebrew workers chisel stones in the Technion plot" (Hebrew and Russian). A stamp with an illustration of the Technion building and postal stamps (from 1956) also appear on the back. On the bottom appears a (handwritten) address for sending the photograph.
Card – 18X9 cm. Good condition. Stains and creases.
A paper label is pasted to the back of the photographs, with a printed caption: "Haifa. (Spring, 1911). Hebrew workers chisel stones in the Technion plot" (Hebrew and Russian). A stamp with an illustration of the Technion building and postal stamps (from 1956) also appear on the back. On the bottom appears a (handwritten) address for sending the photograph.
Card – 18X9 cm. Good condition. Stains and creases.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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Two photographs of Tel-Aviv-Jaffa [first decades of the 20th century].
One photograph portrays a family on the banks of the Yarkon and the other – a crowded street in Jaffa.
Both photographs are stamped with the ink-stamp "Leipziger Presse-Büro" and with other ink-stamps. A pencil-inscription appears on one of the photographs and on the other appears a typewritten note (caption in German).
Two photographs: approx. 24X17.5 cm, 23.5X18 cm. Good condition. Slight defects.
One photograph portrays a family on the banks of the Yarkon and the other – a crowded street in Jaffa.
Both photographs are stamped with the ink-stamp "Leipziger Presse-Büro" and with other ink-stamps. A pencil-inscription appears on one of the photographs and on the other appears a typewritten note (caption in German).
Two photographs: approx. 24X17.5 cm, 23.5X18 cm. Good condition. Slight defects.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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Twenty-four photographs which belonged to a British soldier who served in Palestine during World War I. Haifa, Jerusalem, Ramla, and other places in Palestine, [ca. 1918].
Among the photographs: * photographs of British soldiers, members of Devonshire Engineers (unit in the British Engineering forces). Among them: group photographs, photograph of a football game, photograph of a race, and more. * Photograph of a British army tent camp. * Photograph of General Allenby headquarters in Bir Salim (Spohn Farm). * Photographs of Haifa: rail station, the market, clock tower (El-Jarina mosque), and more. * Photograph of Mary's grave in Jerusalem. * More photographs.
Photographs are mounted on 16 paper and cardboard cards and are titled in English on the cards.
Total of 24 photographs, Approx. 4X6 cm to 6X11 cm. Mounted on 16 paper and cardboard cards sized approx. 9X14 cm. Good overall condition. Stains (mostly to cards). Some photographs are slightly faded.
Among the photographs: * photographs of British soldiers, members of Devonshire Engineers (unit in the British Engineering forces). Among them: group photographs, photograph of a football game, photograph of a race, and more. * Photograph of a British army tent camp. * Photograph of General Allenby headquarters in Bir Salim (Spohn Farm). * Photographs of Haifa: rail station, the market, clock tower (El-Jarina mosque), and more. * Photograph of Mary's grave in Jerusalem. * More photographs.
Photographs are mounted on 16 paper and cardboard cards and are titled in English on the cards.
Total of 24 photographs, Approx. 4X6 cm to 6X11 cm. Mounted on 16 paper and cardboard cards sized approx. 9X14 cm. Good overall condition. Stains (mostly to cards). Some photographs are slightly faded.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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Six postcards with photographs and letters from Jewish Legion soldiers. [ca. 1918-1919].
1. Portrait-photograph of a Jewish soldier, divided on the back to be used as a postcard. Sent in 1918 by a soldier in the "Jewish Legion camp".
2-4. Three group photographs of soldiers in the Jewish Legions, divided on the back to be used as a postcard. The inscription "Jewish soldiers 1919" appears on one of the photographs.
5-6. Two postcards with a printed symbol of "Beit HaZava HaIvri" and the motto "Bead Amenu uVead Artzenu ". Published by Mashiah, M. Eini, Cairo. Sent in 1918.
Size and condition vary.
1. Portrait-photograph of a Jewish soldier, divided on the back to be used as a postcard. Sent in 1918 by a soldier in the "Jewish Legion camp".
2-4. Three group photographs of soldiers in the Jewish Legions, divided on the back to be used as a postcard. The inscription "Jewish soldiers 1919" appears on one of the photographs.
5-6. Two postcards with a printed symbol of "Beit HaZava HaIvri" and the motto "Bead Amenu uVead Artzenu ". Published by Mashiah, M. Eini, Cairo. Sent in 1918.
Size and condition vary.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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Sold for: $375
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Two photographs of rabbis and members of the Old Yishuv in Jerusalem, by Tzadok Bassan. Jerusalem, [1920s].
1. "Photo of the students of the Talmud Torah and of the yeshiva gedola and of the Mea She'arim public kitchen", [1920s].
Group photo of the rabbis and students of the Mea She'arim Yeshiva in Jerusalem. Titled in the plate (in Hebrew and English). Embossed stamp in the bottom left corner: "Photographer Tzaddok Bassan Jerusalem".
22X29 cm. Good condition. Several tears to margins.
2. "Laying the cornerstone of the Etz Chaim neighborhood, 6th of Nisan 1929".
A composite photograph (four photographs printed on one plate) of the festivities accompanying the laying of the cornerstone of the Etz Chaim neighborhood in Jerusalem. Captions on the plate (in Hebrew and English). Embossed stamp in bottom left corner of the plate: "Photographer Tzaddok Bassan Jerusalem".
20.5X28 cm. Good condition. Blemishes and tiny tears to margins.
1. "Photo of the students of the Talmud Torah and of the yeshiva gedola and of the Mea She'arim public kitchen", [1920s].
Group photo of the rabbis and students of the Mea She'arim Yeshiva in Jerusalem. Titled in the plate (in Hebrew and English). Embossed stamp in the bottom left corner: "Photographer Tzaddok Bassan Jerusalem".
22X29 cm. Good condition. Several tears to margins.
2. "Laying the cornerstone of the Etz Chaim neighborhood, 6th of Nisan 1929".
A composite photograph (four photographs printed on one plate) of the festivities accompanying the laying of the cornerstone of the Etz Chaim neighborhood in Jerusalem. Captions on the plate (in Hebrew and English). Embossed stamp in bottom left corner of the plate: "Photographer Tzaddok Bassan Jerusalem".
20.5X28 cm. Good condition. Blemishes and tiny tears to margins.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
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La Palestine Illustrée by Francois Scholten. Paris: Jean Budry & Co., [1929]. French. Two volumes (volumes I and II).
Two volumes containing reproductions of photographs taken by Francois Scholten when he visited Jaffa – photographs of views and sites in the city; photographs of the inhabitants, of all ethnic groups and religions; photographs of fruit and plants, animals, and more.
The first volume is titled "La Porte D'Entrée Jaffa" and compiles 499 reproductions of photographs; the second volume is titled "Jaffa La Belle" and compiles 371 reproductions of photographs. A relevant citation from the Bible, the Talmud or the Quran accompanies each photograph.
Both volumes were printed in an edition of 1000 copies (both are numbered. Volume I is numbered 194 and volume II is numbered 178). Bound in elegant bindings, with leather spines.
Volume I: XXII, 203, XXVI - XXXVI pp, [1] leaf + plates. Volume II: [4], XIV, 169, XV – XXIII pp, [1] leaf + plates. 27 cm. Good condition. Foxing. Slight defects to bindings.
Two volumes containing reproductions of photographs taken by Francois Scholten when he visited Jaffa – photographs of views and sites in the city; photographs of the inhabitants, of all ethnic groups and religions; photographs of fruit and plants, animals, and more.
The first volume is titled "La Porte D'Entrée Jaffa" and compiles 499 reproductions of photographs; the second volume is titled "Jaffa La Belle" and compiles 371 reproductions of photographs. A relevant citation from the Bible, the Talmud or the Quran accompanies each photograph.
Both volumes were printed in an edition of 1000 copies (both are numbered. Volume I is numbered 194 and volume II is numbered 178). Bound in elegant bindings, with leather spines.
Volume I: XXII, 203, XXVI - XXXVI pp, [1] leaf + plates. Volume II: [4], XIV, 169, XV – XXIII pp, [1] leaf + plates. 27 cm. Good condition. Foxing. Slight defects to bindings.
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