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
Opening: $200
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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
Catalogue
Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2021
Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
Including buyer's premium
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
Including buyer's premium
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.
Category
Palestine Travelogues, Maps and Prints, Research Expeditions to the Middle East, Palestine Guidebooks
Catalogue
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