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Jaffa – Two Volumes with Professional Photographs, 1931
Palestine Illustrated, Including References to Passages Illustrated in the Bible, the Talmud and the Koran, Frank Scholten. London, New-York,Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co., 1931.
Two volumes with professional photos of the city of Jaffa, its inhabitants, views, fruit and vegetation, animals, craftsmen and more, of all ethnic groups and religions. The first volume features 449 photos, and the second - 371 photos. Next to each photo appears a relevant citation from the Bible, Talmud or Koran. English. Printed in one thousand copies. Volume I: XXXVIII, 203 pp, Volume II: XXV, 169 pp. 28 cm. Good condition. Foxing-marks, minor damages to spine. Handwritten dedication.
