Auction 45 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Views of Eretz Israel and the Colonies - Yesha'ayahu Raffalovich, 1899

Opening: $250
Unsold
Views of Eretz Israel and the colonies, drawn and written by Yesha'ayahu Raffalovich and his partner Eliyahu Sachs, photographers in Jerusalem. Jerusalem, 1899. Hebrew and German.
A booklet of photos of a tour held by Raffalovich in Eretz Israel (from Gedera to Metula) in 1898, with his friend Eliyahu (Elija) Meyers, "American Colony" photographer. The tour was held following a request that Raffalovich prepare an album of sights from Eretz Israel for the third Zionist Congress, held a year later in Basel. Several photos are particularly large, on folded plates. An English edition was published in the same year. [45] pp, 57 photo-plates, 16.5X22.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Minor stains in the book. Back wrapper missing. Front wrapper torn and detached. New cardboard binding.
Travels to Eretz Israel, Maps, Photography, Postcards and Graphics
Travels to Eretz Israel, Maps, Photography, Postcards and Graphics