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Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 14, 2020
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"The Lithographs of Chagall" – the first two volumes of a series of six volumes published by André Sauret. First volume from the English edition, 1960; second volume from the French edition, 1963.
The volumes contain original lithographs and reproductions of works by Chagall.
1. The Lithographs of Chagall, first volume. Monte Carlo, 1960. English.
With 11 original lithographs (most of them in color) inside the book and an additional original lithograph – the dustjacket of the volume.
220, [1] pp, 32 cm. Good condition. Small tears along the edges of the dustjacket. Stains on the binding.
2. Chagall Lithographe, second volume. France, 1963. French.
With 11 original lithographs (most of them in color) inside the book and an additional original lithograph – the dustjacket of the volume.
209, [1] pp, 32 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes to the edges of the dustjacket.
The volumes contain original lithographs and reproductions of works by Chagall.
1. The Lithographs of Chagall, first volume. Monte Carlo, 1960. English.
With 11 original lithographs (most of them in color) inside the book and an additional original lithograph – the dustjacket of the volume.
220, [1] pp, 32 cm. Good condition. Small tears along the edges of the dustjacket. Stains on the binding.
2. Chagall Lithographe, second volume. France, 1963. French.
With 11 original lithographs (most of them in color) inside the book and an additional original lithograph – the dustjacket of the volume.
209, [1] pp, 32 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes to the edges of the dustjacket.
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Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 14, 2020
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Two issues of XXe Siècle, two issues of Derrière le Miroir and an album published by Maeght, all containing original lithographs.
1. Hommage à Georges Braque. [Paris]: Maeght, 1946. Copy no. 18 of an edition of 350 numbered copies. Five original lithographs by Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Pierre Tal-Coat, Raoul Ubac and Pierre Pallut.
84 pp, [1] plate, 38 cm. Good condition. Stains (mostly on the edges of the leaves). Stains and minor blemishes to cardboard slipcase.
2. Derrière le Miroir / Ubac, Gouaches et ardoises taillées. [Paris]: Maeght, 1946. Issue no. 142. Copy no. 6 of an edition of 150 numbered copies, signed by the artist. Eight original lithographs by Raoul Ubac, four of them on double spreads, one of these on the cover.
[2] leaves, 33, [1] pp, 38 cm. Good condition. Stains (mostly on the cover). Minor blemishes to cardboard slipcase. Felt-tipped pen writing on the cardboard slipcase.
3. Derrière le Miroir / Chagall. [Paris]: Maeght, 1977. Issue no. 225. Copy no. 89 of an edition of 150 numbered copies. Original lithograph by Marc Chagall on a double spread.
[1] leaf, 23, [1] pp, 38 cm. Good condition. Stains, mostly to cover and cardboard slipcase.
4. XXe Siècle, Panorama 71**, Les grandes expositions dans les Musées et dans les Galeries en France et à l’Étranger, Hommage à Alberto Magnelli. Issue 37, December 1971. Original lithographs by Alexander Calder and Zao Wou-Ki and an original screen print by Ya'akov Agam.
184 pp, [4] plates (one of them folded), 31 cm. Minor blemishes. Stains.
5. XXe Siècle, Panorama 72**, Les grandes expositions dans les Musées et dans les Galeries en France et à l’Étranger, Hommage à Piet Mondrian. Issue 38, June 1972. Original lithographs by André Masson and Graham Sutherland.
184 pp, [2] plates, 31 cm. Good condition. Stains. Loose gatherings in several places.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
1. Hommage à Georges Braque. [Paris]: Maeght, 1946. Copy no. 18 of an edition of 350 numbered copies. Five original lithographs by Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Pierre Tal-Coat, Raoul Ubac and Pierre Pallut.
84 pp, [1] plate, 38 cm. Good condition. Stains (mostly on the edges of the leaves). Stains and minor blemishes to cardboard slipcase.
2. Derrière le Miroir / Ubac, Gouaches et ardoises taillées. [Paris]: Maeght, 1946. Issue no. 142. Copy no. 6 of an edition of 150 numbered copies, signed by the artist. Eight original lithographs by Raoul Ubac, four of them on double spreads, one of these on the cover.
[2] leaves, 33, [1] pp, 38 cm. Good condition. Stains (mostly on the cover). Minor blemishes to cardboard slipcase. Felt-tipped pen writing on the cardboard slipcase.
3. Derrière le Miroir / Chagall. [Paris]: Maeght, 1977. Issue no. 225. Copy no. 89 of an edition of 150 numbered copies. Original lithograph by Marc Chagall on a double spread.
[1] leaf, 23, [1] pp, 38 cm. Good condition. Stains, mostly to cover and cardboard slipcase.
4. XXe Siècle, Panorama 71**, Les grandes expositions dans les Musées et dans les Galeries en France et à l’Étranger, Hommage à Alberto Magnelli. Issue 37, December 1971. Original lithographs by Alexander Calder and Zao Wou-Ki and an original screen print by Ya'akov Agam.
184 pp, [4] plates (one of them folded), 31 cm. Minor blemishes. Stains.
5. XXe Siècle, Panorama 72**, Les grandes expositions dans les Musées et dans les Galeries en France et à l’Étranger, Hommage à Piet Mondrian. Issue 38, June 1972. Original lithographs by André Masson and Graham Sutherland.
184 pp, [2] plates, 31 cm. Good condition. Stains. Loose gatherings in several places.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
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Israeli & International Art – Painting and Prints
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Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 14, 2020
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Sold for: $250
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Eicha, calligraphy by David Moss. Woodcuts by Leonid Gorban. [Berkley]: Bet Alpha, 1997.
A bibliophile edition of Eicha. The text is accompanied by six woodcuts depicting European synagogues made of wood, all burned by the Germans during the Holocaust. The book is printed on hand-made paper "prepared especially for this book in Maniagni paper mill". Copy no. 18 from an edition of 120 copies. Signed by the artists in the colophon.
[16] leaves, 33.5 cm. Good condition. Placed in a cardboard slipcase.
A bibliophile edition of Eicha. The text is accompanied by six woodcuts depicting European synagogues made of wood, all burned by the Germans during the Holocaust. The book is printed on hand-made paper "prepared especially for this book in Maniagni paper mill". Copy no. 18 from an edition of 120 copies. Signed by the artists in the colophon.
[16] leaves, 33.5 cm. Good condition. Placed in a cardboard slipcase.
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Israeli & International Art – Painting and Prints
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Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 14, 2020
Opening: $150
Sold for: $275
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Song of Songs. Linocuts by Mordechai Beck. Designed and published by Izzy Pludwinski, Jerusalem, 2001. Copy no. 380/510, signed by Beck and Pludwinski.
Song of Songs, designed by calligrapher Izzy Pludwinski, with linocuts by artist Mordechai beck. The text was printed in the "Shir" font designed by Pludwinski in 1998 in order to "Create a rhythmical form for the characters of the Hebrew Aleph-Bet for use in lyrical texts". The book was published in two numbered editions – a total of 510 copies (the gematria of the Hebrew word "Shir" - song). This is copy no. 380, signed by Izzy Pludwinski and by Mordechai Beck in the colophon.
A booklet with an English translation of the text enclosed; both are in a fine custom made wooden case.
Song of Songs: [10], 35, [7] pp, 33X23.5 cm. Very good condition.
Song of Songs, designed by calligrapher Izzy Pludwinski, with linocuts by artist Mordechai beck. The text was printed in the "Shir" font designed by Pludwinski in 1998 in order to "Create a rhythmical form for the characters of the Hebrew Aleph-Bet for use in lyrical texts". The book was published in two numbered editions – a total of 510 copies (the gematria of the Hebrew word "Shir" - song). This is copy no. 380, signed by Izzy Pludwinski and by Mordechai Beck in the colophon.
A booklet with an English translation of the text enclosed; both are in a fine custom made wooden case.
Song of Songs: [10], 35, [7] pp, 33X23.5 cm. Very good condition.
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Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 14, 2020
Opening: $150
Sold for: $188
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"The Scroll of Independence", original micrography by Avraham Haba, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the State of Israel. [1973].
Ink on paper. Signed.
Menorah-shaped micrography integrating a star-of-David and the number 25. The text: The Scroll of Independence.
Leaf: approx. 14.5X12.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor blemishes.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Ink on paper. Signed.
Menorah-shaped micrography integrating a star-of-David and the number 25. The text: The Scroll of Independence.
Leaf: approx. 14.5X12.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor blemishes.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
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Israeli & International Art – Painting and Prints
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Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 14, 2020
Opening: $200
Sold for: $750
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Das Zelt, eine jüdische illustrierte Monatsschrift für Kunst, Literatur und Wissenschaft [The Tent - a Jewish Illustrated Monthly for Art, Literature and Science]. Chief editor: Eugen Hoeflich. Vienna: Zelt, 1924-1925. German.
Issues 1-12 (ten booklets). No other issues published.
Contributions by Y.L. Peretz, Franz Rosenzweig, David Vogel, Max Brod, Immanuel Löw, Franz Kafka and others. The texts are accompanied by works by the best Jewish artists of the time. The journal was co-edited by Josef Hahn and Max Eisler.
Volume: 28.5 cm. Good overall condition. Stains. Creases, tears and minor blemishes to several leaves. Open tears, reinforced with tape, to several leaves at the end of the volume. Minor blemishes to binding.
Issues 1-12 (ten booklets). No other issues published.
Contributions by Y.L. Peretz, Franz Rosenzweig, David Vogel, Max Brod, Immanuel Löw, Franz Kafka and others. The texts are accompanied by works by the best Jewish artists of the time. The journal was co-edited by Josef Hahn and Max Eisler.
Volume: 28.5 cm. Good overall condition. Stains. Creases, tears and minor blemishes to several leaves. Open tears, reinforced with tape, to several leaves at the end of the volume. Minor blemishes to binding.
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Art Periodicals and Bibliophile Publications
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Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 14, 2020
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Rimon, art and literature anthology. Edited by Meir Wishnitzer and Baruch Krupnik; art editor: Rachel Wishnitzer-Bernstein. Berlin, 1922-1924. Issues 1-6.
6 issues of the Rimon periodical, printed in parallel to its Yiddish version "Milgroim". "Rimon" was the first Hebrew periodical dealing with plastic art. The periodical – as well as other publications by the same publishing house – were printed with much attention to their meticulous, colorful and impressive look, and their high-quality printing. The issues feature reproductions of works by leading artists and writers including Lissitzky, Chaikov, Budko, Bialik, Agnon, Tchernichovsky and others.
31 cm. Good condition. A few stains. Minor dampness damage. Tears to the spines and the corners of the covers.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
6 issues of the Rimon periodical, printed in parallel to its Yiddish version "Milgroim". "Rimon" was the first Hebrew periodical dealing with plastic art. The periodical – as well as other publications by the same publishing house – were printed with much attention to their meticulous, colorful and impressive look, and their high-quality printing. The issues feature reproductions of works by leading artists and writers including Lissitzky, Chaikov, Budko, Bialik, Agnon, Tchernichovsky and others.
31 cm. Good condition. A few stains. Minor dampness damage. Tears to the spines and the corners of the covers.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
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Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 14, 2020
Opening: $200
Sold for: $500
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Schlemiel, Jüdische Blätter für Humor und Kunst [Schlemiel, Jewish paper for humor and art]. Berlin: Welt, 1919-1920. Issues 1-24 (one double issue, 19/20). German.
A volume containing issues 1-24 of the Jewish satiric periodical "Schlemiel", published in Berlin in 1903-1906 and then again in 1919-1920. Features poems and texts by Else Lasker-Schiller, Shalom Aleichem, Uriel Birnbaum, Max Yungman and others, accompanied by many humorous illustrations by artist Menachem Birenboim [Birenbaum] as well as illustrations by Uriel Birenbaum, Hermann Struck, Jacob Steinhardt and others.
322, [2] pp + [27] plates (advertisements for Jewish businesses in Berlin), 23.5 cm. Good. Several stains and small tears. Blemishes to binding.
A volume containing issues 1-24 of the Jewish satiric periodical "Schlemiel", published in Berlin in 1903-1906 and then again in 1919-1920. Features poems and texts by Else Lasker-Schiller, Shalom Aleichem, Uriel Birnbaum, Max Yungman and others, accompanied by many humorous illustrations by artist Menachem Birenboim [Birenbaum] as well as illustrations by Uriel Birenbaum, Hermann Struck, Jacob Steinhardt and others.
322, [2] pp + [27] plates (advertisements for Jewish businesses in Berlin), 23.5 cm. Good. Several stains and small tears. Blemishes to binding.
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Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 14, 2020
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Eight publications, published by the "Soncino" Society or for its members. Germany, 1920s and 1930s.
1. Soncino-Gesellschaft der Freunde des jüdischen Buches […] [Mitgliederverzeichnis]. Berlin, 1924.
Regulations of the Soncino Society and a list of its members. Printed in 300 copies.
28 pp, [1] leaf. 23 cm.
2. Wiedergabe aus der ed. princeps des Machsors […]. Berlin, 1924.
Facsimile from a Machzor according to the custom of Rome, published by Soncino, 1486-1487. Printed in 50 copies.
[4] pp, 32 cm. with a bookplate of the researcher Sigmund Seligman.
3. Haggadah: das Fragment der ältesten mit Illustrationen gedruckten […]. [Berlin], Hanukkah 5687 [1926].
Facsimile from the first illustrated Haggadah.
[2] leaves, 24 cm.
4. Verzeichniss der auserlesenen Büchersammlung des seeligen Herrn Moses Mendelssohn. Leipzig, 1926.
Facsimile edition of a book that was published in 1786 reviewing the book collection of Moses Mendelssohn, accompanied by an article by Hermann Meyer. Printed in 800 copies.
56, V, [1] pp, 15.5 cm.
5. Zwei Ansichten der Frankfurter Judengasse […]. Franfurt, 1931.
Two maps of the Judengasse in Frankfurt. Printed in 900 copies.
[6] pp, [2] maps, 23 cm.
6. Zur Tagung der Soncino-Gesellschaft […] [Sefer HaIkarim – The Book of Principles]. Frankfurt 1931.
Facsimile of the first edition of The Book of Principles by Rabbi Joseph Albo, published by Soncino [1485]. Copy no. 105 from an edition of 200 copies.
[5] leaves, 26.5 cm.
7. Psalms 92. Berlin 1932. An edition of 700 copies.
[4] pp, [1] leaf, 26 cm.
8. Soncino Gesellschaft der Freunde des jüdischen Buches E. V. Berlin, 1930s.
[14] pp, [1] leaf, 22 cm.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
1. Soncino-Gesellschaft der Freunde des jüdischen Buches […] [Mitgliederverzeichnis]. Berlin, 1924.
Regulations of the Soncino Society and a list of its members. Printed in 300 copies.
28 pp, [1] leaf. 23 cm.
2. Wiedergabe aus der ed. princeps des Machsors […]. Berlin, 1924.
Facsimile from a Machzor according to the custom of Rome, published by Soncino, 1486-1487. Printed in 50 copies.
[4] pp, 32 cm. with a bookplate of the researcher Sigmund Seligman.
3. Haggadah: das Fragment der ältesten mit Illustrationen gedruckten […]. [Berlin], Hanukkah 5687 [1926].
Facsimile from the first illustrated Haggadah.
[2] leaves, 24 cm.
4. Verzeichniss der auserlesenen Büchersammlung des seeligen Herrn Moses Mendelssohn. Leipzig, 1926.
Facsimile edition of a book that was published in 1786 reviewing the book collection of Moses Mendelssohn, accompanied by an article by Hermann Meyer. Printed in 800 copies.
56, V, [1] pp, 15.5 cm.
5. Zwei Ansichten der Frankfurter Judengasse […]. Franfurt, 1931.
Two maps of the Judengasse in Frankfurt. Printed in 900 copies.
[6] pp, [2] maps, 23 cm.
6. Zur Tagung der Soncino-Gesellschaft […] [Sefer HaIkarim – The Book of Principles]. Frankfurt 1931.
Facsimile of the first edition of The Book of Principles by Rabbi Joseph Albo, published by Soncino [1485]. Copy no. 105 from an edition of 200 copies.
[5] leaves, 26.5 cm.
7. Psalms 92. Berlin 1932. An edition of 700 copies.
[4] pp, [1] leaf, 26 cm.
8. Soncino Gesellschaft der Freunde des jüdischen Buches E. V. Berlin, 1930s.
[14] pp, [1] leaf, 22 cm.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
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Art Periodicals and Bibliophile Publications
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Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 14, 2020
Opening: $100
Sold for: $125
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Two books dealing with Hebrew fonts. Berlin: Berthold press, 1920s. German, Hebrew and other languages.
Berthold Schriftgiessereien und Messinglinien-Fabriken Aktien-Gesellschaft, by Joseph Tscherkassky. Berlin, [1924].
Hebrew typeface catalog by Joseph Tscherkassky, head of the Oriental Department of the Berthold Type Foundry. Introduction in seven languages: German, Yiddish, Arabic, English, Hebrew, French and Polish. Artistic binding with the relief "Berthold" in Hebrew and German.
[40] leaves, 28.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Blemishes to binding.
2. Über Hebräische typen und schriftarten [About Hebrew Types and Fonts]. Berlin: Berthold press, 1926. German and a little Hebrew. From an edition of 500 numbered copies.
"About Types and Fonts", an essay by Raphael Frank (1867-1920), the designer of the Hebrew fonts "Frank-Ruhl" and "Miriam". Alongside the essay, the book contains a short biography of Frank, by his widow, and an article by Dr. Jacob Adler – "The Revival of the Hebrew Language".
39, [1] pp, 32.5 cm. Good condition. Foxing (to the leaves of the book and its binding). Blemishes and tears to binding. The spine is partly detached.
Berthold Schriftgiessereien und Messinglinien-Fabriken Aktien-Gesellschaft, by Joseph Tscherkassky. Berlin, [1924].
Hebrew typeface catalog by Joseph Tscherkassky, head of the Oriental Department of the Berthold Type Foundry. Introduction in seven languages: German, Yiddish, Arabic, English, Hebrew, French and Polish. Artistic binding with the relief "Berthold" in Hebrew and German.
[40] leaves, 28.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Blemishes to binding.
2. Über Hebräische typen und schriftarten [About Hebrew Types and Fonts]. Berlin: Berthold press, 1926. German and a little Hebrew. From an edition of 500 numbered copies.
"About Types and Fonts", an essay by Raphael Frank (1867-1920), the designer of the Hebrew fonts "Frank-Ruhl" and "Miriam". Alongside the essay, the book contains a short biography of Frank, by his widow, and an article by Dr. Jacob Adler – "The Revival of the Hebrew Language".
39, [1] pp, 32.5 cm. Good condition. Foxing (to the leaves of the book and its binding). Blemishes and tears to binding. The spine is partly detached.
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Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 14, 2020
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Four books published by "Tarshish" founded by Dr. Moshe Spitzer. Jerusalem, 1942-1952. Hebrew.
1. The Lay of Love and Death of Cornet Christoph Rilke, by Rainer Maria Rilke. Hebrew translation: Yitzchak Shenberg (Shenhar). Jerusalem, [1942]. First book in the "Tarshish Prints" series. Copy no. 23 from an edition of 311 copies.
2. Peter Schlemihl (Shlumiel Matza Tzel), by Yehuda Ya'ari. [1947]. With nine wood engravings by Jacob Pins. Printed in 300 copies
3. Shirim (Poems), by Avraham Ben-Yitzhak. Jerusalem, [1952]. Printed in 400 copies.
4. The Lay of Love and Death of Cornet Christoph Rilke, by Rainer Maria Rilke. Hebrew translation: Yitzchak Shenhar. Tel-Aviv: [1952]. With a series of sketches made by Avigdor Aricha. Second edition, printed in 1250 copies.
Size and condition vary.
1. The Lay of Love and Death of Cornet Christoph Rilke, by Rainer Maria Rilke. Hebrew translation: Yitzchak Shenberg (Shenhar). Jerusalem, [1942]. First book in the "Tarshish Prints" series. Copy no. 23 from an edition of 311 copies.
2. Peter Schlemihl (Shlumiel Matza Tzel), by Yehuda Ya'ari. [1947]. With nine wood engravings by Jacob Pins. Printed in 300 copies
3. Shirim (Poems), by Avraham Ben-Yitzhak. Jerusalem, [1952]. Printed in 400 copies.
4. The Lay of Love and Death of Cornet Christoph Rilke, by Rainer Maria Rilke. Hebrew translation: Yitzchak Shenhar. Tel-Aviv: [1952]. With a series of sketches made by Avigdor Aricha. Second edition, printed in 1250 copies.
Size and condition vary.
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Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 14, 2020
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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.
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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