Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2021
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Eight reference, travel and research books dealing with the geography and history of Palestine and its surroundings. Germany and Palestine, 1845-1963. German.
Including:
• "Palästina, historisch-geographisch mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Helmuthschen Karte für Theologen und gebildete Bibelleser" [Palestine, Historic-Geographic… for Theologians and Educated Bible-Readers], by the Orientalist Friedrich August Arnold. Halle (Germany): Eduard Anton, 1845.
• "Die Topographie Jerusalem's" [The Typography of Jerusalem], by Wilhelm Ludwig Krafft, a theology professor at the Bonn University. Bonn: H.B. König, 1846. Includes two folded hand-colored plates (out of seven) – a map of Jerusalem and a sketch of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
• "Occident und Orient, eine kulturgeschichtliche Betrachtung vom Standpunkt der Tempelgemeinden in Palästina" [West and East – a Cultural-Historical Examination, from the Standpoint of the Templer Community of Palestine], by Christoph Hoffmann (1815-1885), the founder and spiritual father of the Templer community, one of the founders of the German Colony in Haifa and Jerusalem. Stuttgart: J.F. Steinkopf, 1875. First edition.
• "Durch Syrien und Kleinasien, Reiseschilderungen und Studien" [Through Syria and Asia Minor, Travelogues and Studies], by Roman Oberhummer and Heinrich Zimmerer. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, 1899. With a folding map and 16 picture-plates.
• "Bibliotheca geographica Palaestinae", catalog of writings by travelers and pilgrims who visited Palestine between the years 333 and 1878, by Reinhold Röhricht. Published by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1963.
• And more.
Size and condition vary.
Including:
• "Palästina, historisch-geographisch mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Helmuthschen Karte für Theologen und gebildete Bibelleser" [Palestine, Historic-Geographic… for Theologians and Educated Bible-Readers], by the Orientalist Friedrich August Arnold. Halle (Germany): Eduard Anton, 1845.
• "Die Topographie Jerusalem's" [The Typography of Jerusalem], by Wilhelm Ludwig Krafft, a theology professor at the Bonn University. Bonn: H.B. König, 1846. Includes two folded hand-colored plates (out of seven) – a map of Jerusalem and a sketch of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
• "Occident und Orient, eine kulturgeschichtliche Betrachtung vom Standpunkt der Tempelgemeinden in Palästina" [West and East – a Cultural-Historical Examination, from the Standpoint of the Templer Community of Palestine], by Christoph Hoffmann (1815-1885), the founder and spiritual father of the Templer community, one of the founders of the German Colony in Haifa and Jerusalem. Stuttgart: J.F. Steinkopf, 1875. First edition.
• "Durch Syrien und Kleinasien, Reiseschilderungen und Studien" [Through Syria and Asia Minor, Travelogues and Studies], by Roman Oberhummer and Heinrich Zimmerer. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, 1899. With a folding map and 16 picture-plates.
• "Bibliotheca geographica Palaestinae", catalog of writings by travelers and pilgrims who visited Palestine between the years 333 and 1878, by Reinhold Röhricht. Published by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1963.
• And more.
Size and condition vary.
Category
Palestine Travelogues, Maps and Prints, Research Expeditions to the Middle East, Palestine Guidebooks
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Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2021
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Sold for: $250
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Seven handbooks and guidebooks for Palestine; most of them with maps. Europe and Palestine, first half of the 20th century. German and English.
1. Palaestina Handbuch, by Davis Trietsch. Berlin: Orient, 1910. German.
2. Durch's Heilige Land – Führer für Pilger und Reisende, by P. Barnabas Meistermann. Trier and Munich: Mosella / Isaria, 1913. German.
3. Palaestina Handbuch, by Davis Trietsch. Berlin/Vienna: Benjamin Harz, 1922.
4. Guide to the Holy Land, by Barnabas Meistermann. London: Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1923. English.
5. Neues Palästina-Handbuch, by Jesaias Press. Vienna: Fiba, 1934. German.
6. Steimatzky's Palästina-Führer, by Zev Vilnay. Jerusalem: Steimatzky, 1935. German. Four folding maps in a pocket on inside back board (one folding plate missing?).
7. Steimatzky's Palestine Guide, by Zev Vilnay. Jerusalem: Steimatzky, 1948. English. Two folding maps in a pocket on Inside back board.
Size and condition vary. The books were not thoroughly examined.
1. Palaestina Handbuch, by Davis Trietsch. Berlin: Orient, 1910. German.
2. Durch's Heilige Land – Führer für Pilger und Reisende, by P. Barnabas Meistermann. Trier and Munich: Mosella / Isaria, 1913. German.
3. Palaestina Handbuch, by Davis Trietsch. Berlin/Vienna: Benjamin Harz, 1922.
4. Guide to the Holy Land, by Barnabas Meistermann. London: Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1923. English.
5. Neues Palästina-Handbuch, by Jesaias Press. Vienna: Fiba, 1934. German.
6. Steimatzky's Palästina-Führer, by Zev Vilnay. Jerusalem: Steimatzky, 1935. German. Four folding maps in a pocket on inside back board (one folding plate missing?).
7. Steimatzky's Palestine Guide, by Zev Vilnay. Jerusalem: Steimatzky, 1948. English. Two folding maps in a pocket on Inside back board.
Size and condition vary. The books were not thoroughly examined.
Category
Palestine Travelogues, Maps and Prints, Research Expeditions to the Middle East, Palestine Guidebooks
Catalogue
Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2021
Opening: $200
Sold for: $400
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Collection of 27 books, catalogues of exhibitions displaying maps and reference books dealing with ancient and modern maps, most of them from the second half of the 20th century, with reproductions in color and catalogue listings. Most books deal with maps of Palestine.
A detailed list will be sent upon request.
Total of 31 books (four books appear in two copies). Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.
A detailed list will be sent upon request.
Total of 31 books (four books appear in two copies). Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.
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Palestine Travelogues, Maps and Prints, Research Expeditions to the Middle East, Palestine Guidebooks
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Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2021
Opening: $200
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La Vie Juive, by Léon Cahun; illustrations by Alphonse Lévy. Paris: Monnier, de Brunhoff et Cie., 1886. French. A copy inscribed by Cahun.
A work on Alsatian Jews and their customs, by the Jewish Orientalist David Léon Cahun (1841-1900); with illustrations by the French-Jewish painter Alphonse Lévy (1843-1918), and a foreword by Zadoc Kahn (1839-1905), the Chief Rabbi of Paris and later of France. Cahun, Lévy and Kahn all originated from Alsace.
Lévy's illustrations depict Jewish men and women occupied with various works, Jewish holidays and customs, various position-holders in the Jewish community and more. Alongside the in-text illustrations, the book includes six etched plates – a Jewish barber, a butcher, and a merchant, a man with a fish, distribution of coins, and the sanctification of the moon (Birkat HaLevanah).
At the beginning of the book (on one of the endpapers) appears a short inscription in French, handwritten by the author, David Léon Cahun; signed.
[2] ff., IV, 114 pp. + [6] plates, approx. 32 cm. Hard binding, on which the original illustrated paper cover is mounted. Good overall condition. Stains. Blemishes and wear to binding. Original paper cover torn and blemished (missing pieces).
A work on Alsatian Jews and their customs, by the Jewish Orientalist David Léon Cahun (1841-1900); with illustrations by the French-Jewish painter Alphonse Lévy (1843-1918), and a foreword by Zadoc Kahn (1839-1905), the Chief Rabbi of Paris and later of France. Cahun, Lévy and Kahn all originated from Alsace.
Lévy's illustrations depict Jewish men and women occupied with various works, Jewish holidays and customs, various position-holders in the Jewish community and more. Alongside the in-text illustrations, the book includes six etched plates – a Jewish barber, a butcher, and a merchant, a man with a fish, distribution of coins, and the sanctification of the moon (Birkat HaLevanah).
At the beginning of the book (on one of the endpapers) appears a short inscription in French, handwritten by the author, David Léon Cahun; signed.
[2] ff., IV, 114 pp. + [6] plates, approx. 32 cm. Hard binding, on which the original illustrated paper cover is mounted. Good overall condition. Stains. Blemishes and wear to binding. Original paper cover torn and blemished (missing pieces).
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Bibliophilia, Books with Prints
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![Der Rabbi von Bacharach [The Rabbi of Bacharach], by Heinrich Heine. Illustrations by Kurt Tuch. Berlin: Morawe & Scheffe](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol31a-public/168_1.jpg "The Rabbi of Bacharach, by Heinrich Heine – Berlin, 1913 – Hand-Colore")
![Der Rabbi von Bacharach [The Rabbi of Bacharach], by Heinrich Heine. Illustrations by Kurt Tuch. Berlin: Morawe & Scheffe](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol31a-public/168_2.jpg "The Rabbi of Bacharach, by Heinrich Heine – Berlin, 1913 – Hand-Colore")
Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2021
Opening: $150
Sold for: $425
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Der Rabbi von Bacharach [The Rabbi of Bacharach], by Heinrich Heine. Illustrations by Kurt Tuch. Berlin: Morawe & Scheffelt, 1913. German. Printed in a limited edition of 300 numbered copies.
Limited edition of The Rabbi of Bacharach by German poet Heinrich Heine (1797-1856), with illustrations by German expressionist artist Kurt Tuch (1877-1963), including ten full-page, hand-colored illustrations. Printed in 300 numbered copies; this is copy no. 186.
79, [1] pp. 21 cm. Uneven edges. Very good condition. Original leather binding (gilt title on front board).
Limited edition of The Rabbi of Bacharach by German poet Heinrich Heine (1797-1856), with illustrations by German expressionist artist Kurt Tuch (1877-1963), including ten full-page, hand-colored illustrations. Printed in 300 numbered copies; this is copy no. 186.
79, [1] pp. 21 cm. Uneven edges. Very good condition. Original leather binding (gilt title on front board).
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Bibliophilia, Books with Prints
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Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2021
Opening: $150
Sold for: $188
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Strindberg: Das Leben der Tragischen Seele, by Ludwig Marcuse. Berlin: Franz Schneider, 1922. German. Printed in a limited edition of 50 copies.
Monograph on the life and work of Swedish playwright Johan August Strindberg (1849-1912), by German-Jewish writer and philosopher Ludwig Marcuse (1894-1971).
A limited edition of 50 copies; each copy includes an etching – portrait of Strindberg by Jacob Steinhardt. This is copy no. 4. Etching signed by Steinhardt in pencil. Colophon signed by Marcuse.
138, [2] pp. + [1] etched plate. Uneven edges. Two unopened leaves. Good condition. Stains. Gilt, blue leather binding. Tears along spine (front board slightly loose). In slipcase. Slipcase torn and worn.
Monograph on the life and work of Swedish playwright Johan August Strindberg (1849-1912), by German-Jewish writer and philosopher Ludwig Marcuse (1894-1971).
A limited edition of 50 copies; each copy includes an etching – portrait of Strindberg by Jacob Steinhardt. This is copy no. 4. Etching signed by Steinhardt in pencil. Colophon signed by Marcuse.
138, [2] pp. + [1] etched plate. Uneven edges. Two unopened leaves. Good condition. Stains. Gilt, blue leather binding. Tears along spine (front board slightly loose). In slipcase. Slipcase torn and worn.
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![Рим [Rome], by Nikolai Gogol. Illustrations by Philippe Hosiasson. Berlin: Вальтер и Ракинт (Walter, Rakint & Co.), 1924.](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol31a-public/170_1.jpg "\"Rome\" by Nikolai Gogol – Lithographs by Philippe Hosiasson – Berlin,")
![Рим [Rome], by Nikolai Gogol. Illustrations by Philippe Hosiasson. Berlin: Вальтер и Ракинт (Walter, Rakint & Co.), 1924.](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol31a-public/170_2.jpg "\"Rome\" by Nikolai Gogol – Lithographs by Philippe Hosiasson – Berlin,")
Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2021
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Рим [Rome], by Nikolai Gogol. Illustrations by Philippe Hosiasson. Berlin: Вальтер и Ракинт (Walter, Rakint & Co.), 1924. Russian. Limited edition.
Illustrated edition of the unfinished work "Rome" by Nikolai Gogol, which was written in 1824.
Copy no. 45 from an edition of 400 copies, with five illustrations (lithographs) by Philippe Hosiasson.
Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol (1809-1852), a Russian writer and playwright of Ukrainian origin, one of the greatest writers of Russian and European literature in the 19th century.
Philippe Hosiasson (1898-1978), a Jewish painter and illustrator, born in Odessa. In the 1920s he settled in Paris; fought and was wounded during World War II. His work is identified with the School of Paris and with abstract painting after World War II.
43, [3] pp. + 5 plates (lithographs), 25 cm. Good condition. Several unopened pages. Dampstains and minor blemishes to binding.
Illustrated edition of the unfinished work "Rome" by Nikolai Gogol, which was written in 1824.
Copy no. 45 from an edition of 400 copies, with five illustrations (lithographs) by Philippe Hosiasson.
Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol (1809-1852), a Russian writer and playwright of Ukrainian origin, one of the greatest writers of Russian and European literature in the 19th century.
Philippe Hosiasson (1898-1978), a Jewish painter and illustrator, born in Odessa. In the 1920s he settled in Paris; fought and was wounded during World War II. His work is identified with the School of Paris and with abstract painting after World War II.
43, [3] pp. + 5 plates (lithographs), 25 cm. Good condition. Several unopened pages. Dampstains and minor blemishes to binding.
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Bibliophilia, Books with Prints
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Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2021
Opening: $150
Sold for: $813
Including buyer's premium
Gazette du Bon Ton, Art-Modes & Frivolites, Chief editor: Lucien Vogel. Four issues. Berlin: Paul Cassirer, 1914. French.
Gazette du Bon Ton [Magazine of Good Taste] was a prestigious fashion and design magazine, published in Europe and America from 1912 to 1925. Its founder was the French journalist and publisher Lucien Vogel (1886-1954); among its publishers was the famous art dealer Paul Cassirer (1871-1926).
Unlike other fashion magazines of its time, the Gazette du Bon Ton was marketed as an exclusive magazine for a refined audience, printed on high-quality paper, and containing many impressive illustrations (color pochoir prints) – including works by the greatest fashion and haute couture designers of the early 20th century: Jacques Doucet, Jeanne Paquin, Paul Poiret and others. The magazine employed many Art Deco artists and illustrators, including George Barbier (1882-1932), Bernard Boutet de Monvel (1881-1949), and Pierre Brissaud (1885-1964).
This lot comprises four issues from 1914 (issues 1, 2, 4 and 6) featuring fashion articles with small in-text illustrations, and thirty-seven plates (numbered) with large illustrations. Missing four plates (two from issue 1 and two from issue 2).
Number of pages varies between issues. Loose leaves (originally unbound), in the original paper covers. Approx. 25 cm. Good-fair overall condition. Stains. Blemishes (mostly minor). Worn and blemished covers, with open tears to edges and spines.
Enclosed is a plate from another issue and three double-page spreads.
Gazette du Bon Ton [Magazine of Good Taste] was a prestigious fashion and design magazine, published in Europe and America from 1912 to 1925. Its founder was the French journalist and publisher Lucien Vogel (1886-1954); among its publishers was the famous art dealer Paul Cassirer (1871-1926).
Unlike other fashion magazines of its time, the Gazette du Bon Ton was marketed as an exclusive magazine for a refined audience, printed on high-quality paper, and containing many impressive illustrations (color pochoir prints) – including works by the greatest fashion and haute couture designers of the early 20th century: Jacques Doucet, Jeanne Paquin, Paul Poiret and others. The magazine employed many Art Deco artists and illustrators, including George Barbier (1882-1932), Bernard Boutet de Monvel (1881-1949), and Pierre Brissaud (1885-1964).
This lot comprises four issues from 1914 (issues 1, 2, 4 and 6) featuring fashion articles with small in-text illustrations, and thirty-seven plates (numbered) with large illustrations. Missing four plates (two from issue 1 and two from issue 2).
Number of pages varies between issues. Loose leaves (originally unbound), in the original paper covers. Approx. 25 cm. Good-fair overall condition. Stains. Blemishes (mostly minor). Worn and blemished covers, with open tears to edges and spines.
Enclosed is a plate from another issue and three double-page spreads.
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Bibliophilia, Books with Prints
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Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2021
Opening: $100
Sold for: $213
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Four catalogues of works by Marc Chagall, including catalogues featuring original lithographs. New York, 1971-75. English.
1. Chagall at the "Met", with text by Emily Genauer. New York: Metropolitan Opera Association Inc., 1971.
149, [1] p., [2] ff., 35 cm. Good condition. Few stains. Stains to binding. Minor blemishes and stains to dust jacket.
2. Chagall Monumental Works, special issue of the XXe siècle Review. Editor: G. di San Lazzaro. New York: Tudor Publishing Company [1973]. With a double-page folding original color lithograph by Marc Chagall at the beginning of the volume.
[1] original lithograph (folding double-page spread), [2], 133, [3] pp., 31 cm. Good condition. Stains to flyleaves and lithograph. Minor blemishes to dust jacket.
3. The Biblical Message of Marc Chagall, with introduction by Jean Chatelain. New York: Tudor Publishing Company, 1973. Frontispiece, original color lithograph.
199, [1] p., 32 cm. Good condition. Stains to verso of lithograph. Minor blemishes to edges of dust jacket.
4. Chagall's Posters, A Catalogue raisonné, with introduction by Jean Adhémar. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1975.
146, [13] pp., 32 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Minor blemishes to edges of dust jacket.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
1. Chagall at the "Met", with text by Emily Genauer. New York: Metropolitan Opera Association Inc., 1971.
149, [1] p., [2] ff., 35 cm. Good condition. Few stains. Stains to binding. Minor blemishes and stains to dust jacket.
2. Chagall Monumental Works, special issue of the XXe siècle Review. Editor: G. di San Lazzaro. New York: Tudor Publishing Company [1973]. With a double-page folding original color lithograph by Marc Chagall at the beginning of the volume.
[1] original lithograph (folding double-page spread), [2], 133, [3] pp., 31 cm. Good condition. Stains to flyleaves and lithograph. Minor blemishes to dust jacket.
3. The Biblical Message of Marc Chagall, with introduction by Jean Chatelain. New York: Tudor Publishing Company, 1973. Frontispiece, original color lithograph.
199, [1] p., 32 cm. Good condition. Stains to verso of lithograph. Minor blemishes to edges of dust jacket.
4. Chagall's Posters, A Catalogue raisonné, with introduction by Jean Adhémar. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1975.
146, [13] pp., 32 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Minor blemishes to edges of dust jacket.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
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![Unknown artist, American School (?), Father and Daughter. [Presumably, USA, the second half of the 19th century].
Oil on ca](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol31a-public/180.jpg "Father and Daughter – Oil on Canvas – Popular Art – USA, Second Half o")
Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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Unknown artist, American School (?), Father and Daughter. [Presumably, USA, the second half of the 19th century].
Oil on canvas. Not signed.
60X46 cm. Fair-poor condition. Blemishes to canvas and paint. In a wooden frame, blemished.
Oil on canvas. Not signed.
60X46 cm. Fair-poor condition. Blemishes to canvas and paint. In a wooden frame, blemished.
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![Unidentified artist, Portrait of a Girl. [Continental, ca. early 20th century].
Oil on canvas. Not signed.
79X59 cm. Poor](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol31a-public/181.jpg "Portrait of a Girl – Oil on Canvas – Early 20th Century")
Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2021
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Unidentified artist, Portrait of a Girl. [Continental, ca. early 20th century].
Oil on canvas. Not signed.
79X59 cm. Poor condition. Many blemishes to canvas and paint. In a wooden frame, blemished.
Oil on canvas. Not signed.
79X59 cm. Poor condition. Many blemishes to canvas and paint. In a wooden frame, blemished.
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Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2021
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Ákos Tolnay (1861-1923), a Peasant Woman.
Oil on board. Signed.
47.5X36 cm. Fair condition. Blemishes to board and paint. Small whitewash stain. In a wooden frame, blemished.
Oil on board. Signed.
47.5X36 cm. Fair condition. Blemishes to board and paint. Small whitewash stain. In a wooden frame, blemished.
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