Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture

Two Albums of Pressed Flowers – Olive Wood Bindings, Late 19th Century

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Sold for: $200
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Two albums with compositions of pressed flowers from Palestine alongside prints with views from the country. [Jerusalem, late 19th century].
1. [Album of Pressed Flowers and Views from the Holy Land]. Untitled and without indication of publisher's name or place of printing. [Jerusalem, late 19th century].
An album with pressed flowers compositions and sepia heliogravures depicting Jerusalem and other sites in Palestine.
[10] ff., 20.5X27 cm. fair-good condition. Stains. Tears to pastedowns. Loose binding. Without tissue guards. Possibly missing leaves at the beginning and at the end.
2. Blumen und Ansichten aus dem Heiligen Lande. "Flowers and Views of the Holy Land". An album of pressed flowers and chromolithographs. Publisher's name not indicated. [Jerusalem, late 19th century]. German, English, French and Russian. Fine olive wood binding.

13 ff, 16X10 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tears and minor blemishes.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.

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