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Auction 91 Part 1 Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
"Mass'ei Yisrael" / "Even Sapir" – Two Travelogues documenting Journeys to the Jewish Diaspora – 19th Century
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Two travelogues by J.J. Benjamin ["Benjamin II"] and Jacob Saphir, documenting Jewish communities from around the world. Hebrew.
1. "Mass'ei Yisrael…" ("wherein it is told of our brethren of the Children of Israel, dispersed to the lands of Asia and Africa…"), by J.J. Benjamin. Translated to Hebrew by David Gordon. Lyck (Elk, Poland): R. Zvi Hirsch Petzoll, 1859.
[1] f., [16], 134 pp., 20.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Inked library inked stamps. Tears, including open tears, mostly minor. Few repairs with adhesive tape. Title page mounted onto paper for reinforcement. Some handwritten notations. Fine. Later binding.
2. "Even Sapir…" ("Touring throughout the Land of Ham [Egypt], the Red Sea, Yemen, all of East India, the New Land of Australia…") by Jacob Saphir HaLevi. Part I. Lyck: M'kize Nirdamim, 1866. With: "Even Sapir, Part II… Eden, India Bombay, Bene Israel… Calcutta… Australia, Sydney, Melbourne, New Zealand…"), by Jacob Saphir. Mainz: Buchdruckerei vin J. Brill, 1874.
[10], 111 ff; [10], 237, [1] pp., 21.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor blemishes and tears. Scorch marks to one leaf. Inked library stamps. Fine, later binding.
1. "Mass'ei Yisrael…" ("wherein it is told of our brethren of the Children of Israel, dispersed to the lands of Asia and Africa…"), by J.J. Benjamin. Translated to Hebrew by David Gordon. Lyck (Elk, Poland): R. Zvi Hirsch Petzoll, 1859.
[1] f., [16], 134 pp., 20.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Inked library inked stamps. Tears, including open tears, mostly minor. Few repairs with adhesive tape. Title page mounted onto paper for reinforcement. Some handwritten notations. Fine. Later binding.
2. "Even Sapir…" ("Touring throughout the Land of Ham [Egypt], the Red Sea, Yemen, all of East India, the New Land of Australia…") by Jacob Saphir HaLevi. Part I. Lyck: M'kize Nirdamim, 1866. With: "Even Sapir, Part II… Eden, India Bombay, Bene Israel… Calcutta… Australia, Sydney, Melbourne, New Zealand…"), by Jacob Saphir. Mainz: Buchdruckerei vin J. Brill, 1874.
[10], 111 ff; [10], 237, [1] pp., 21.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor blemishes and tears. Scorch marks to one leaf. Inked library stamps. Fine, later binding.
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