Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture

Portfolio of Photographs Published by "Keren Hayesod" in Switzerland, 1941

Opening: $150
Sold for: $350
Including buyer's premium
Überreicht vom Keren Hajessod Schweiz. Portfolio of photographs, a gift by "Keren Hayesod" Switzerland. Luzern: C.J. Bucher AG, [November 1941]. German.
Bristol board portfolio with 10 reproductions of photographs, printed on paper leaves mounted on Bristol board plates. The photographs depict the activity of "Keren Hayesod" in Palestine in various fields. The photographer's name is not noted.
At the beginning of the portfolio, an introduction leaf in German, with a printed list of the photographs and a speech delivered by the president of "Keren Hayesod" in Switzerland at a conference that was held in Basel in November 1941, in the midst of World War II.
[4] pp, 10 plates. Reproductions: 14X12 cm. on average. Fair-good condition. Stains. Creases and stains on some of the plates. A pinhole in one of the plates. Stains on the introduction leaf. Many stains and tears (restored) to the portfolio.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
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