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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
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Israel before the Security Council, May 15-July 15, 1948, a Record of Fidelity to the United Nations. A booklet issued by the Israeli Mission to the United Nations. New-York, 1948. English.
A booklet documenting the Israeli side in the War of Independence as it was presented in meetings and discussions of the United Nations between May 15 and July 15, 1948.
The booklet contains a description of the chain of events from the Declaration of Independence until July 15, 1948: the invasion of the Arab armies, the course of the battles, the efforts of the mediator on behalf of the United Nations, Folke Bernadotte, to achieve a ceasefire, the agreement of the parties to a four-week temporary truce and the violation of the agreement by the Arab countries. The loyalty of the State of Israel to the United Nations is presented in the booklet by means of letters, declarations and testimonies submitted by the Israeli representatives to the general assembly and to the United Nation Security Council. The booklet contains letters by Moshe Sharett, declarations and testimonies by Abba Even (Eban) and by Abba Hillel Silver, and more.
67 pp. 33 cm. Good overall condition. Stains. Minor creases and tears in several leaves. Stains, tears and minor blemishes on the cover. A stamp on the front cover.
A booklet documenting the Israeli side in the War of Independence as it was presented in meetings and discussions of the United Nations between May 15 and July 15, 1948.
The booklet contains a description of the chain of events from the Declaration of Independence until July 15, 1948: the invasion of the Arab armies, the course of the battles, the efforts of the mediator on behalf of the United Nations, Folke Bernadotte, to achieve a ceasefire, the agreement of the parties to a four-week temporary truce and the violation of the agreement by the Arab countries. The loyalty of the State of Israel to the United Nations is presented in the booklet by means of letters, declarations and testimonies submitted by the Israeli representatives to the general assembly and to the United Nation Security Council. The booklet contains letters by Moshe Sharett, declarations and testimonies by Abba Even (Eban) and by Abba Hillel Silver, and more.
67 pp. 33 cm. Good overall condition. Stains. Minor creases and tears in several leaves. Stains, tears and minor blemishes on the cover. A stamp on the front cover.
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Palestine, Settlement, British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
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Two printed tickets filled-in by hand, one for the distribution of water and the other for the distribution of food, which were given to the residents of Jerusalem during the War of Independence. Jerusalem, 1948.
1. "The supply enterprise Jerusalem, the Histadrut Labor Federation in Palestine", ticket for the distribution of basic products: flour, oil, sugar, lentils, soap, jam, eggs and milk. A paper label mounted to its margins: "Supply enterprise 'HaTzarchan' Jerusalem".
Approx. 14x24 cm (the ticket folds in half). Good condition. Minor creases and small tears to edges. Stamps.
2. "Ticket for distribution of water, the Committee of Institutions for the Affairs of Jerusalem". Given to a family of seven, for the month of July 1948. On verso, a handwritten comment (presumably, permission to add to the water ration).
Approx. 13x21 cm. Fair-good condition. Fold lines, creases and stains. Tears along edges and fold lines. Punched holes in some of the squares of the water ration. Stamps.
1. "The supply enterprise Jerusalem, the Histadrut Labor Federation in Palestine", ticket for the distribution of basic products: flour, oil, sugar, lentils, soap, jam, eggs and milk. A paper label mounted to its margins: "Supply enterprise 'HaTzarchan' Jerusalem".
Approx. 14x24 cm (the ticket folds in half). Good condition. Minor creases and small tears to edges. Stamps.
2. "Ticket for distribution of water, the Committee of Institutions for the Affairs of Jerusalem". Given to a family of seven, for the month of July 1948. On verso, a handwritten comment (presumably, permission to add to the water ration).
Approx. 13x21 cm. Fair-good condition. Fold lines, creases and stains. Tears along edges and fold lines. Punched holes in some of the squares of the water ration. Stamps.
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Palestine, Settlement, British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel
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![Al Chomotayich Yerushalayim, compilation of prayers and lamentations announced by the Bein Din HaGadol in Jerusalem […] on th](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol19-public/63.JPG "\"Al Chomotayich Yerushalayim\" – Compilation of Prayers and Lamentation")
Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
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Al Chomotayich Yerushalayim, compilation of prayers and lamentations announced by the Bein Din HaGadol in Jerusalem […] on the 20th of Sivan, 30 days of our intense mourning of the destruction of our Holy City and glory and the burning of the Torah. Published by the "Va'ad HaKlali Knesset Yisrael - Rabbi Meir Ba'al HaNess charity", Jerusalem, 1948.?Order of prayers arranged 30 days after the fall of the Jewish Quarter during the War of Independence with sections of prayer and selichot as well as lamentations composed by R. Zvi Pesach Frank, Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem.?These prayers were intended to be recited on the 20th of Sivan which is traditionally a day of mourning of a number of events: The blood libel in Blois (France) in 1171, the Chmielnicki Massacres in 1648-1649 and the Holocaust of European Jewry.?14 pages (including the front cover), 14.5 cm. Good condition. A few stains and creases. Small tears to the cover and edges of several leaves.
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Palestine, Settlement, British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
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Decrees, Orders and Notices of the IDF Rule in Jerusalem. Issues 1-8, Jerusalem, 1948-1949
Decrees 1 to 20 (in eight issues) published from August 1948 till January 1949, issued by the Military Governor Dov Yosef. The decrees detail various appointments, apply various laws to areas of Jerusalem ruled by Israel, deal with emergency regulations, various civil regulations and more.?8 issues, 42 pp (consecutive numbering), 30.5 cm. Good condition. A few stains, creases and minor blemishes. Slight darkening in the margins of some of the leaves. Filing holes in the margins of all the leaves.
Decrees 1 to 20 (in eight issues) published from August 1948 till January 1949, issued by the Military Governor Dov Yosef. The decrees detail various appointments, apply various laws to areas of Jerusalem ruled by Israel, deal with emergency regulations, various civil regulations and more.?8 issues, 42 pp (consecutive numbering), 30.5 cm. Good condition. A few stains, creases and minor blemishes. Slight darkening in the margins of some of the leaves. Filing holes in the margins of all the leaves.
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Palestine, Settlement, British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
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22 "combat leaves" ("Daf Kravi"), "leaves for the soldier" ("Daf LaChayal") and other leaflets, issued by the IDF, from the time of the Six-Day-War and the Yom Kippur War. [Israel, 1967/1973].
1-2. Two "Combat Leaves" ("Daf Kravi") "to the officers and soldiers of the south" during the Six-Day-War, signed (in print) on behalf of the GOC of the Southern Command, Yeshayahu Gavish: * "Daf Kravi" no. 1, from the first day of the war, June 5, 1967, with reports from the battle zones and words of encouragement to the soldiers. * "Daf Kravi" no. 6, two days after the battles. June 12, 1967.
3. "BaDarom" (In the South), the journal of the Southern Command, issue no. 7, June 6, 1967. The issue contains the text of the "Daf Kravi" that was published on the preceding day ("Daf Kravi" no. 1), accounts of the battles of the War of Independence and Operation "Kadesh" and photographs.
4-18. Fifteen "Combat Leaves" (nos.: 1-11, 17-18, 20-21) issued by the Central Command – the Yom Kippur War. Printed since the first day of the war, October 6, 1973, until the days after the ceasefire along the Egyptian border, October 31, 1973. The leaves contain reports from the various fronts, words of support and encouragement, heroic stories, and more, with illustrations.
19-21. "Leaf for the Soldier" ("Daf LaChayal"), three informational leaflets which were printed during the Yom Kippur War by the Chief Education Officer, Information and Training Branch. October 12, 20 and 24, 1973.
22. "Leaf for the Fighters of Engineering Corps", signed (in print) on behalf of Yitzchak Ben-Dov, Brigadier general, Chief Engineering Officer, October 1973.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
Enclosed: "Thus the First Bridge was Erected on the Channel" (Hebrew), leaflet issued by "Yedi'ot Acharonot". October 23, 1973.
1-2. Two "Combat Leaves" ("Daf Kravi") "to the officers and soldiers of the south" during the Six-Day-War, signed (in print) on behalf of the GOC of the Southern Command, Yeshayahu Gavish: * "Daf Kravi" no. 1, from the first day of the war, June 5, 1967, with reports from the battle zones and words of encouragement to the soldiers. * "Daf Kravi" no. 6, two days after the battles. June 12, 1967.
3. "BaDarom" (In the South), the journal of the Southern Command, issue no. 7, June 6, 1967. The issue contains the text of the "Daf Kravi" that was published on the preceding day ("Daf Kravi" no. 1), accounts of the battles of the War of Independence and Operation "Kadesh" and photographs.
4-18. Fifteen "Combat Leaves" (nos.: 1-11, 17-18, 20-21) issued by the Central Command – the Yom Kippur War. Printed since the first day of the war, October 6, 1973, until the days after the ceasefire along the Egyptian border, October 31, 1973. The leaves contain reports from the various fronts, words of support and encouragement, heroic stories, and more, with illustrations.
19-21. "Leaf for the Soldier" ("Daf LaChayal"), three informational leaflets which were printed during the Yom Kippur War by the Chief Education Officer, Information and Training Branch. October 12, 20 and 24, 1973.
22. "Leaf for the Fighters of Engineering Corps", signed (in print) on behalf of Yitzchak Ben-Dov, Brigadier general, Chief Engineering Officer, October 1973.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
Enclosed: "Thus the First Bridge was Erected on the Channel" (Hebrew), leaflet issued by "Yedi'ot Acharonot". October 23, 1973.
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Palestine, Settlement, British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
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Large collection of books of the "Sifriyat Tarmil" (Backpack Library) Series. Tel-Aviv: Ministry of Defense, 1964-1991.
Before us are books no. 1-3, 5-63, 65-67, 69-119, 121-138, 140, 142-164, 166-179, 181-211.
"Sifriyat Tarmil" (The Backpack Library) was a series of pocket-books edited by Yisrael Har, which was published by the Ministry of Defense. The series published books of the best world and Hebrew classics at an affordable price. The books were sold at the canteens of IDF bases as well as in prisons, governmental hospitals and public libraries.
Size and condition vary.
Before us are books no. 1-3, 5-63, 65-67, 69-119, 121-138, 140, 142-164, 166-179, 181-211.
"Sifriyat Tarmil" (The Backpack Library) was a series of pocket-books edited by Yisrael Har, which was published by the Ministry of Defense. The series published books of the best world and Hebrew classics at an affordable price. The books were sold at the canteens of IDF bases as well as in prisons, governmental hospitals and public libraries.
Size and condition vary.
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Palestine, Settlement, British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel
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![Curationum Medicinalium Amati Lusitani Medici Physici [Medical treatments, by the physician Amatus Lusitanus]. Fifth book and](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol19-public/67.JPG "Curationum Medicinalium – a Composition by the Jewish Physician Amatus")
Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
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Curationum Medicinalium Amati Lusitani Medici Physici [Medical treatments, by the physician Amatus Lusitanus]. Fifth book and sixth book. Venice: ex Officina Valgrifiana, 1560. Latin.
Two sections of the important composition by the Jewish physician Amatus Lusitanus, reviewing two hundred medical cases that were treated by him. In each one of the cases, the name of the patient is noted as well as his medical history, diagnosis and recommended treatment. The books were printed as part of a series of seven sections (each of which contained a hundred medical cases), which was published throughout the 1550s.
Amatus Lusitanus (1511-1568) was born in Portugal and was considered one of the most notable Jewish physicians of the 16th century. He became famous for his contribution to the identification of the function of the heart valves and indirectly, to the discovery of the blood circulation. His most important work, an encyclopedia for medical cases titled "Centuriæ", is considered an extraordinary documentation of medical knowledge in his era.
The copy before us is bound with the book: Apologia Adversus Amatum Lusitanum, by the Italian physician Pietro Andrea Mattioli. Venice: Ex officina Erasmiana, 1558.
[11], 380, [3] pp; [112] leaves, approx. 16 cm. Two leaves are missing from the beginning of the first book. Good-fair condition. Stains and creases. Open tears to several leaves, one leaf is detached. Handwritten notes and deletions on several pages (ink). Half-parchment binding, with blemishes and wear.
Two sections of the important composition by the Jewish physician Amatus Lusitanus, reviewing two hundred medical cases that were treated by him. In each one of the cases, the name of the patient is noted as well as his medical history, diagnosis and recommended treatment. The books were printed as part of a series of seven sections (each of which contained a hundred medical cases), which was published throughout the 1550s.
Amatus Lusitanus (1511-1568) was born in Portugal and was considered one of the most notable Jewish physicians of the 16th century. He became famous for his contribution to the identification of the function of the heart valves and indirectly, to the discovery of the blood circulation. His most important work, an encyclopedia for medical cases titled "Centuriæ", is considered an extraordinary documentation of medical knowledge in his era.
The copy before us is bound with the book: Apologia Adversus Amatum Lusitanum, by the Italian physician Pietro Andrea Mattioli. Venice: Ex officina Erasmiana, 1558.
[11], 380, [3] pp; [112] leaves, approx. 16 cm. Two leaves are missing from the beginning of the first book. Good-fair condition. Stains and creases. Open tears to several leaves, one leaf is detached. Handwritten notes and deletions on several pages (ink). Half-parchment binding, with blemishes and wear.
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
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Six books by the German orientalist Job Ludolf (1624-1704), bound in one volume – a dissertation about the food of the Israelites in the desert and books dealing with Ethiopia and the Amharic language. Frankfurt Am Main: Johannem David Zunnerum, 1693-1702. Latin and a little Hebrew.
1. Relatio nova de hodierno Habesiniae statu, ex India nuper allata. 1693. With an engraving on the title page and an engraved portrait of the author.
32 pp.
2. Dissertatio de locvstis... cibo Israëlitarum in deserto… [Dissertation about Locust … the Food of the Israelites in the Desert …]. 1694. Latin and a little Hebrew. Dissertation in which Ludolf tries to prove that the Israelites fed on locust during their journeys in the desert. With engravings.
[4] leaves, 88 pp.
3. Lexicon Aethiopico-Latinum… [Ethiopian-Latin Lexicon…]. 1699. Second edition.
[9] leaves, 664 columns, [22] leaves.
4. Grammatica Aethiopica… [Ethiopian Grammar…]. 1702. Second edition.
[6] leaves, 184 pp, [4] leaves.
5. Grammatica Linguae Amharicae… [The Grammar of the Amharic Language …]. 1698.
[5] leaves, 59, [1] pp.
6. Seu Lexicon Amharico-Latinum… [Amharic-Latin Lexicon…]. 1698.
[2] leaves, 103 columns, [8] leaves.
ALL six books are bound together in a 31.5 cm volume. Good condition. Stains. Open tear to the margins of one of the leaves. Little pieces of paper are mounted on the margins of five of the title pages of the books. Several stamps. Stains and blemishes to binding.
1. Relatio nova de hodierno Habesiniae statu, ex India nuper allata. 1693. With an engraving on the title page and an engraved portrait of the author.
32 pp.
2. Dissertatio de locvstis... cibo Israëlitarum in deserto… [Dissertation about Locust … the Food of the Israelites in the Desert …]. 1694. Latin and a little Hebrew. Dissertation in which Ludolf tries to prove that the Israelites fed on locust during their journeys in the desert. With engravings.
[4] leaves, 88 pp.
3. Lexicon Aethiopico-Latinum… [Ethiopian-Latin Lexicon…]. 1699. Second edition.
[9] leaves, 664 columns, [22] leaves.
4. Grammatica Aethiopica… [Ethiopian Grammar…]. 1702. Second edition.
[6] leaves, 184 pp, [4] leaves.
5. Grammatica Linguae Amharicae… [The Grammar of the Amharic Language …]. 1698.
[5] leaves, 59, [1] pp.
6. Seu Lexicon Amharico-Latinum… [Amharic-Latin Lexicon…]. 1698.
[2] leaves, 103 columns, [8] leaves.
ALL six books are bound together in a 31.5 cm volume. Good condition. Stains. Open tear to the margins of one of the leaves. Little pieces of paper are mounted on the margins of five of the title pages of the books. Several stamps. Stains and blemishes to binding.
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Scholarly Books and Travelogues, Maps and Prints
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![Belehrung der Jüdisch-Deutschen Red- und Schreibart [Instruction of the Judeo-German Style and Script] by Johann Christoph Wa](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol19-public/69_1.JPG "A Study of the Yiddish-Teitsch Language, by Johann Christoph Wagenseil")
![Belehrung der Jüdisch-Deutschen Red- und Schreibart [Instruction of the Judeo-German Style and Script] by Johann Christoph Wa](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol19-public/69_2.JPG "A Study of the Yiddish-Teitsch Language, by Johann Christoph Wagenseil")
![Belehrung der Jüdisch-Deutschen Red- und Schreibart [Instruction of the Judeo-German Style and Script] by Johann Christoph Wa](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol19-public/69_3.JPG "A Study of the Yiddish-Teitsch Language, by Johann Christoph Wagenseil")
Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
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Belehrung der Jüdisch-Deutschen Red- und Schreibart [Instruction of the Judeo-German Style and Script] by Johann Christoph Wagenseil. Königsberg: Paul Friedrich Rhode, 1699. German, Hebrew, Yiddish-Teitsch and Latin. ?A study of the Yiddish-Teitsch language, by Johann Christoph Wagenseil. ?A collection of texts in German, Hebrew, Yiddish-Teitsch and Latin, including: Three Yiddish songs for Passover, Masechet Nega'im [Tractate of Blemishes] (Hebrew and German), a text about riots against the Jews in Frankfurt Am Mein in 1614 (German, Yiddish-Teitsch and Latin), Hilchot Derech Eretz [Book of Proper Conduct] (Yiddish-Teitsch), a discussion of the question of whether the Holy Scriptures allow a person to marry two sisters (German) and the Legend of King Arthur (Yiddish-Teitsch).
The texts are accompanied by six engraved plates: four full-page engravings - depiction of a Chalitzah shoe, the Arch of Titus in Rome, and more; and two folded engraved plates portraying scenes taken from the Triumphal March relief on the Arch of Titus.
The author, Johann Christoph Wagenseil (1633-1705) was a German theologist and Hebraist who was preoccupied with the question of Jews and Judaism. In several of his compositions, he presented evidence of the Jewish attitude against Christianity, yet also opposed forcible conversion. ?[82], 334, 56, [3] pp + [6] engraved plates, 19.5 cm. Parchment binding. Good condition. Stains. Creases and slight tears along the edges of several leaves. Handwriting on several pages. Stains and minor blemishes to binding.
The texts are accompanied by six engraved plates: four full-page engravings - depiction of a Chalitzah shoe, the Arch of Titus in Rome, and more; and two folded engraved plates portraying scenes taken from the Triumphal March relief on the Arch of Titus.
The author, Johann Christoph Wagenseil (1633-1705) was a German theologist and Hebraist who was preoccupied with the question of Jews and Judaism. In several of his compositions, he presented evidence of the Jewish attitude against Christianity, yet also opposed forcible conversion. ?[82], 334, 56, [3] pp + [6] engraved plates, 19.5 cm. Parchment binding. Good condition. Stains. Creases and slight tears along the edges of several leaves. Handwriting on several pages. Stains and minor blemishes to binding.
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Scholarly Books and Travelogues, Maps and Prints
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
Opening: $700
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A Pisgah-Sight of Palestine and the Confines Thereof, with the History of the Old and New Testament Acted Thereon, by Thomas Fuller. London: J.F. for John Williams, 1650. English and some Latin.
A comprehensive study of Palestine and its history, according to the Old and New Testament, by the English churchman, the historian and writer Thomas Fuller (1608-1661).
Accompanied by 30 engravings: an engraved title page and engraved armorial plate; 21 maps (most of them on double plates), including maps of the territories of the Twelve Tribes, a map of Jerusalem, and a large, folded map of Palestine; seven plates of sketches and illustrations depicting the Temple, various pagan rituals mentioned in the Old Testament, and more.
[8], 434 pp (more than 434 pp. Mispagination), [1], 202, [17] pp. 30 engraved plates (most of the engraved plates are included in the pagination), 34 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Minor creases. Tears and open tears to edges (most of them small, some of them restored). The engraved title page is detached (possibly supplied from a different copy). The binding (front and back board) and the first and last leaves are detached. The binding is scuffed, with strips of tape along the connection between the boards and the detached leaves. Damaged spine, with missing pieces.
A comprehensive study of Palestine and its history, according to the Old and New Testament, by the English churchman, the historian and writer Thomas Fuller (1608-1661).
Accompanied by 30 engravings: an engraved title page and engraved armorial plate; 21 maps (most of them on double plates), including maps of the territories of the Twelve Tribes, a map of Jerusalem, and a large, folded map of Palestine; seven plates of sketches and illustrations depicting the Temple, various pagan rituals mentioned in the Old Testament, and more.
[8], 434 pp (more than 434 pp. Mispagination), [1], 202, [17] pp. 30 engraved plates (most of the engraved plates are included in the pagination), 34 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Minor creases. Tears and open tears to edges (most of them small, some of them restored). The engraved title page is detached (possibly supplied from a different copy). The binding (front and back board) and the first and last leaves are detached. The binding is scuffed, with strips of tape along the connection between the boards and the detached leaves. Damaged spine, with missing pieces.
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
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The History of the Old and New Testament, extracted out of Sacred Scripture, and Writings of the Fathers, by Sieur de Royaumont (Nicolas Fontaine). London: R. Blome, 1701. English. Second edition. Two parts in one volume.
A composition by the French theologist Nicolas Fontaine (1625-1709), reviewing the history of the Old and New Testament. Accompanied by 239 engravings depicting biblical scenes and by five maps (including a map of Jerusalem and a map presenting the route of the journey of the Israelites in the desert, and more).
[5] leaves, 212 pp, [6] leaves, 84, [1], 62-187 pp) 239 engravings (on 132 plates). The engraving preceding the first title page is missing. Good-fair overall condition. Stains. Tears, some of them affecting the engravings, most of them restored with paper. The first gathering is loose. Worn, rubbed leather binding with tears.
A composition by the French theologist Nicolas Fontaine (1625-1709), reviewing the history of the Old and New Testament. Accompanied by 239 engravings depicting biblical scenes and by five maps (including a map of Jerusalem and a map presenting the route of the journey of the Israelites in the desert, and more).
[5] leaves, 212 pp, [6] leaves, 84, [1], 62-187 pp) 239 engravings (on 132 plates). The engraving preceding the first title page is missing. Good-fair overall condition. Stains. Tears, some of them affecting the engravings, most of them restored with paper. The first gathering is loose. Worn, rubbed leather binding with tears.
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
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De Tabernaculo Foederis, de Sancta Civitate Jerusalem et de Templo Ejus, Libri Septem [The Tabernacle, Jerusalem the Holy City and the Temple…], by Bernard Lamy. Paris: Joannem Mariette (Jean Mariette), 1720. Latin.
A composition by the French priest, mathematician and theologist Bernard Lamy (1640-1715) about Jerusalem, the Temple, the tabernacle and the work of the Jewish priests, with 20 engraved plates (some of them folded) – illustrations of Noah's Ark, the Tower of Babel, the Tabernacle, the territories of the twelve tribes, the Holy Ark, the Showbread, the Cherubs, the Menorah, the Sanhedrin and the clothes of the priests, a map of Jerusalem and more.
[14] leaves, 1361 columns (i.e. 1360), [30] leaves + [20] plates (nine of them folded). Two of the 30 unnumbered leaves at the end of the book are bound between columns 1239-1330. Seven of the 14 unnumbered leaves at the beginning of the book are bound in other copies at its end. Approx. 38 cm. Good overall condition. Tears to the margins of three of the plates (two of them open, not affecting the engraving). Stains. Minor creases. The front endpaper is cut, with (old) handwriting. Parchment binding, with an impressed decoration at its center. Paper strips glued to the binding. Missing spine.
A composition by the French priest, mathematician and theologist Bernard Lamy (1640-1715) about Jerusalem, the Temple, the tabernacle and the work of the Jewish priests, with 20 engraved plates (some of them folded) – illustrations of Noah's Ark, the Tower of Babel, the Tabernacle, the territories of the twelve tribes, the Holy Ark, the Showbread, the Cherubs, the Menorah, the Sanhedrin and the clothes of the priests, a map of Jerusalem and more.
[14] leaves, 1361 columns (i.e. 1360), [30] leaves + [20] plates (nine of them folded). Two of the 30 unnumbered leaves at the end of the book are bound between columns 1239-1330. Seven of the 14 unnumbered leaves at the beginning of the book are bound in other copies at its end. Approx. 38 cm. Good overall condition. Tears to the margins of three of the plates (two of them open, not affecting the engraving). Stains. Minor creases. The front endpaper is cut, with (old) handwriting. Parchment binding, with an impressed decoration at its center. Paper strips glued to the binding. Missing spine.
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