Auction 47 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Palestine in Photographs – Leo Kahn

Opening: $500
Unsold
Palästina im bild [Palestine in Photographs]. Photography: Leo Kahn. Published by the Judische Zeitung newspaper (Kahn's employer), Vienna, [1912].
167 plates with professional photographs taken by Kahn during his mission to Eretz Israel in 1912, on behalf of the newspaper and in cooperation with the JNF.
Originally the series was printed and arranged in three folders ("From Jaffa to Jerusalem", "From Jerusalem to Haifa", "The Galilee") and included 180 plates. Presented are plates from the three folders, including the original covers of folders 2 and 3. Some of the plates appear in two copies. Photographs: 8.5X11 cm, printed on 20X16 cm plates. Folds to some plates. Only the front and back cardboard plates are left of the original folders.
From the collection of Dr Simon Cohen
Travels to Eretz Israel, Maps, Souvenir Objects, Photography, Postcards and Graphics
Travels to Eretz Israel, Maps, Souvenir Objects, Photography, Postcards and Graphics