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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Abila, Pella and Northern Ajlun, within the Decapolis, by Gottlieb Schumacher. London: Palestine Exploration Fund, 1889, 1890, 1895. Three books bound together (general title on front board). English.
Three books by Gottlieb Schumacher – report on his journeys and archeological explorations in two of the cities of the Decapolis – Abila and Pella – and in Northern Ajlun, today in Kingdom of Jordan. With many illustrations, including sketches of buildings and architectural details, ancient inscriptions, and more, and five maps (three of them folding).
Gottlieb Schumacher (1857-1925), resident of the German Colony of Haifa, architect and archeologist. A key figure in the early development of the archeological study of Palestine, and one of the first to excavate Tel Megiddo and map in detail the area of Transjordan.
51; 78, 207 pp. + [5] maps, 19.5 cm. Good condition. Unopened pages. Some stains. Library stamps on several leaves. Library sticker on inside front board; sticker on spine. Stains and minor blemishes to binding.
Three books by Gottlieb Schumacher – report on his journeys and archeological explorations in two of the cities of the Decapolis – Abila and Pella – and in Northern Ajlun, today in Kingdom of Jordan. With many illustrations, including sketches of buildings and architectural details, ancient inscriptions, and more, and five maps (three of them folding).
Gottlieb Schumacher (1857-1925), resident of the German Colony of Haifa, architect and archeologist. A key figure in the early development of the archeological study of Palestine, and one of the first to excavate Tel Megiddo and map in detail the area of Transjordan.
51; 78, 207 pp. + [5] maps, 19.5 cm. Good condition. Unopened pages. Some stains. Library stamps on several leaves. Library sticker on inside front board; sticker on spine. Stains and minor blemishes to binding.
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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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Researches in Sinai, by William Matthew Flinders Petrie and Charles Trick Currelly. London: John Murray, 1906. English.
Account of the expedition to the Sinai Desert, led by Flinders Petrie and funded by the Egypt Exploration Society, reporting on its archeological researches in the peninsula. Among other subjects, the book deals with the site of Serabit el-Khadim on Jabal Sirbal, which is considered by some to be the Biblical Mount Sinai, and the Exodus from Egypt. Includes 186 photographs and illustrations (on 99 plates) and four maps (plates).
William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853-1942), an English Egyptologist and a pioneer of modern archaeological research. His most famous discovery is the Israel Stele (also known as the Merneptah Stele) which is believed to be the earliest inscription referring to "Israel".
XXIII, 280, [2] pp. + [99] plates (186 photographs and illustrations) + 4 maps, 25 cm. Gilt edges. Good condition. Some plates detached. Creases and minor tears to edges. Blemishes to binding. Partly detached spine; a tear along the spine and open tears to its edges. Stamp on inside back board.
Account of the expedition to the Sinai Desert, led by Flinders Petrie and funded by the Egypt Exploration Society, reporting on its archeological researches in the peninsula. Among other subjects, the book deals with the site of Serabit el-Khadim on Jabal Sirbal, which is considered by some to be the Biblical Mount Sinai, and the Exodus from Egypt. Includes 186 photographs and illustrations (on 99 plates) and four maps (plates).
William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853-1942), an English Egyptologist and a pioneer of modern archaeological research. His most famous discovery is the Israel Stele (also known as the Merneptah Stele) which is believed to be the earliest inscription referring to "Israel".
XXIII, 280, [2] pp. + [99] plates (186 photographs and illustrations) + 4 maps, 25 cm. Gilt edges. Good condition. Some plates detached. Creases and minor tears to edges. Blemishes to binding. Partly detached spine; a tear along the spine and open tears to its edges. Stamp on inside back board.
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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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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.
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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
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.
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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
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.
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Palestine Travelogues, Maps and Prints, Research Expeditions to the Middle East, Palestine Guidebooks
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