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

Illustrated Guide to the Holy Places in Palestine and the Vicinity – Facsimile with Notes by Cecil Roth – London, 1929

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The Casale Pilgrim, A Sixteenth-Century Illustrated Guide to the Holy Places Reproduced in Facsimile, With Introduction, Translation and Notes by Cecil Roth. London: Soncino Press, 1929. English.
A high-quality facsimile of a Hebrew manuscript: an illustrated guide to holy places in Palestine and the vicinity written in the 16th century by an unknown writer of Italian origin. English translation, introduction and notes by Cecil (Bezalel) Roth (1899-1970), Jewish-British historian who specialized in Jewish history and was famous for his collection of Jewish art. This is copy 24 from an edition of 580 copies. Original, fine parchment binding; the title is handwritten on its front in fine letters. Top edges gilt. Heavy, high-quality paper.
[1], 91 pp, 25.5 cm. Good condition. Tears along edges, some professionally restored. Blemishes to binding.
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