Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
Including: sketches by Ze'ev Raban and Bezalel items, hildren's books, avant-garde books, rare ladino periodicals, and more
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!["Nissiti HaKol" [I Tried Everything] / DBA [Dan Ben-Amotz], " poster designed by David Tartakover ("after](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/67.jpg "Dan Ben Amotz, \"I Tried Everything\" – Poster designed by David Tartako")
"Nissiti HaKol" [I Tried Everything] / DBA [Dan Ben-Amotz], " poster designed by David Tartakover ("after ‘DBA'"). Photograph by David Rubinger. "Published for the good-bye party (dress rehearsal)." Tel Aviv, 1989. Hebrew.
Poster advertising the "Farewell to Life" good-bye party held by Dan Ben-Amotz for his friends – Israeli cultural figures, politicians, and celebrities – at the "Hamam" club in Old Jaffa. Ben-Amotz organized the party when he knew his days were numbered. At the end of the party, he handed each of the roughly 300 invited guests a gift with a personalized note, along with the present poster, created by the renowned Israeli graphic designer David Tartakover. Shortly after this event, Ben-Amotz succumbed to liver cancer.
This poster is numbered 112 in the bottom right corner.
49.5X69 cm. Good-fair condition. Creases. Minor blemishes to edges. Stains (many stains to lower portion of poster).
Dan Ben Amotz (born Moshe [Mussia] Tehilimzeigger, 1924-1989), native of Poland, one of the quintessential Renaissance men of Israeli culture, active, among other things, as an author, journalist, translator, screenwriter, satirist, radio personality, and actor. In his younger days, he had served as a member of the Palmach underground and as an agent working on behalf of illegal Jewish immigrants to Palestine in the final years of the British Mandate. Ben-Amotz was responsible for some of the most popular literary works of the early decades of the State of Israel, including "Yalkut HaKzavim" (in collaboration with Haim Hefer; 1951), "Lizkor VeLishko'ah" ("To Remember and Forget, " 1968), "Milon Olami LeIvrit Meduberet" ("World-class Dictionary of Spoken Hebrew, " in collaboration with Netiva Ben-Yehuda, 1972), and many other pieces of literature; alongside Haim Hefer, he produced and took part in the acclaimed show "Tel-Aviv HaKtanah" ("Little Tel Aviv"); on radio, he was one of the principal participants in the popular program "Sheloshah BeSirah Ahat" ("Three in One Boat"; 1955-59); he was a widely read columnist, writing for the daily newspaper "Hadashot, " and, in general, was one of the more prominent figures in Tel Aviv's bohemian circles.
Dan Ben-Amotz's reputation and legacy were severely tarnished after his death, following the posthumous publication by his friend, Amnon Dankner, of a controversial biography that raised allegations of a history of sexual misbehavior and exploitation of women.
![Destruccio Iherosolime [Destruction of Jerusalem], double incunable leaf (No. LXIIII) from Hartmann Schedel's famous "Nu](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/82.jpg "\"Destruction of Jerusalem\" – Double Incunable Leaf from Hartmann Sched")
Woodcut depicting the destruction of Jerusalem and the First Temple at the hands of Nebuzaradan, captain of the body guard of Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylonia, in the year 586 BCE.
The verso of the sheet also bears woodcuts, one depicting King Zedekiah being led, shackled and blinded, into Babylonian captivity, and others portraying kings and prophets of the Kingdom of Judah, including Jehoiachin, Zerubbabel, Haggai, Malachi, and others.
The book titled "The Nuremberg Chronicle" tells of biblical and historical events, from the creation of the world to the author's own period; it bases itself on the Bible, including the New Testament, in addition to various scholarly works. First printed in Anton Koberger's printing press in Nuremberg in 1493, it is considered to be one of the most thoroughly documented incunabula. It was among the first books to integrate illustrations and text, and remains highly regarded till this day, particularly for the quality of the numerous woodcuts featured in it. The woodcuts were created in the studio workshop of the painter and printmaker Michael Wolgemut, one of Nuremberg's leading artists at the time (one of the most famous of the apprentices and students in Wolgemut's workshop was none other than Albrecht Dürer.)
Bifolio, approx. 59X43 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Minor worming (minute damage to print). Lengthy tear and abrasions to middle fold line (the two halves of the bifolio are almost completely disconnected; minor damage to print). Upper margin slightly trimmed (with minor damage to title). Tape residue on edges. Small ink scribble (contemporary; obscures image of Satan on the Mount of Temptation).
Laor 1125.
1. Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville, "La Palestine, les Tribus, et Jerusalem". Venice: Remondini, 1783. Engraving.
With three insets: map of the territories allotted to the twelve tribes of Israel, a plan of Jerusalem, and "Positions" – places laid down by distances on a scale reduced to a third. Borders in insets partially hand-colored.
Leaf, approx. 74.5X53 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Some creases.
Laor 37.
2. Rigobert Bonne, "Carte des Douze Tribus d'Israel". Paris: Lattré, [1762-1783?]. Hand-colored engraving.
Map of Palestine delineating the territories of the Twelve Tribes. With notes on the construction of the map, listing sources (printed in French in an inset on the right hand side). Title cartouche shows the High Priest of Israel holding the Temple's seven-branched Menorah, an angel playing the harp, palm trees and the Ark of the Covenant.
Leaf, 51X38.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains to edges.
Laor 120.
Included: • "Palestina o Terra Santa" [Palestine or the Holy Land], by Humphrey Prideaux. [Venice, 1738]. Laor 596. • "La Terra Promessa" [The Promissed Land] by Augustin Calmet. [Venice, 1822]. Laor 183. • "Carta Della Terra Santa" [Map of the Holy Land], by Pierre-Grégoire Chanlaire. [Late 18th century]. Laor 209. • A plan of Jerusalem and a plan of the Temple (most probably from the book "Storia Universale del Principio del Mondo" – an Italian edition of "An Universal History". [Amsterdam, 1766]. • Maps of the Kingdom of Persia, Assyria and Mesopotamia, and more.
Size and condition vary. Hand-colored border lines in some maps.
Enclosed: Engraving depicting the camp of the Israelites according to Samuel Reyher and according to Bernard Lamy.
A large map of Palestine, from surveys made for the French and English governments – engraving, partially hand-colored, by British artist Josiah Neele (1804-1876). This biblical map depicts Palestine from the Litani River in the north to the Sinai Peninsula and Lower Egypt in the south. The small insets detail Jerusalem and the Temple; an illustration depicts Jesus and the Samaritan women by the well. The map is framed by the symbols of the Twelve Tribes of Israel.
There are several slightly different versions of this map, the earliest of them is from 1828 (without the symbols of the twelve tribes). See Laor 712.
98X83 cm (dissected to 32 separate panels), mounted on cloth and folded; semi-leather card boards (with sticker reading: "Seaton's Map of Palestine, Ca. 1815.") Good condition. Stains (including dark stains). Minor blemishes. Abrasions and minor blemishes to cover.
Map of Western Palestine in 26 sheets, from surveys conducted for the Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund, by Lieutenants C.R. Conder and H.H. Kitchener, R.E., during the Years 1872-1877. London: Ordnance Survey Office, 1880 (sheets dated 1878 or 1879). English.
First edition of the Palestine Exploration Fund map – a map of western Palestine, based on surveys conducted by Claude Reignier Conder and Horatio Herbert Kitchener during the years 1872-1877.
A large map, divided into 26 separate sheets (each measuring approx. 67-69X54.5 cm), portraying Palestine to the west of the Jordan River – from the Litani River in the north, to Beersheba River in the south – on a scale of 1:63,360 inches. Coastline and central towns and settlements hand-colored. Map sheets, title page and legend, are placed in the original portfolio, ornamented with a gilt Jerusalem cross, inscribed with the title and the year 1880.
The PEF's "Survey of Western Palestine" was carried out during the years 1872-1877 by a group of British researchers, land surveyors and Army men, who, for the first time, succeeded in surveying the entire territory of Palestine, using modern surveying methods.
This map, published following the survey, became one of the most important maps in the history of Palestine cartography. Subsequently, the fund published a series of volumes discussing the survey and the findings: detailed accounts of settlements, rivers, structures and hills, identified during the survey; a volume dedicated to Jerusalem; detailed studies of the country's flora and fauna; Arabic and English name lists; and more. Most volumes included numerous illustrations, maps and plans.
[28] sheets (title page, legend and map). Each sheet approx. 67-69X54.5 cm. Original folder: 70X61 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor wear. Browning and considerable staining to first two sheets (title page and legend); these are worn, with creases and marginal tears. Original portfolio with leather corners and spine. Stains, wear and damage to portfolio; large tears along spine.
Color lithograph map of the city of Jerusalem. On the left of the map is a detailed legend, and at the bottom is an elevational cross-section of the city.
This map was drawn by Heinrich Kiepert (1818-1899) and based on a survey conducted by Ernst Gustav Schultz (1811-1851), the first Prussian consul in Jerusalem; as indicated at the top, the map was based on the earlier Sieber and Catherwood maps, as well as measurements made by Edward Robinson and Eli Smith; it was used by Schultz in a lecture he delivered before the Berlin Geographical Society in 1844, and appeared in the booklet summarizing the lecture, published in 1845.
Approx. 80.5X57.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Minor stains (numerous stains to verso). Fold lines and creases. Tears to edges, including open tears, with almost no damage to map. Piece cut out from upper left corner; repaired with paper. Several tears reinforced with strips of adhesive tape on verso.
1. Storia de Giudei e de popoli vicini, dalla decadenza de i Reami d'Israele, e di Guida sino alla morte di Gesu' Cristo [History of the Jews and Neighbouring Nations, from the Declension of the Kingdom of Israel and Judah to the Time of Christ], by Humphrey Prideaux. Venice: Giambatista Pasquali, 1738. Italian.
A six-volumes set, containing 15 engraved plates (maps, plans and illustrations). First volume features a map of Palestine (Laor 596), a plan of the Temple (Laor 1107) and a number of engravings depicting the sacred relics of the Temple in Jerusalem and various Jewish ceremonies; the following volumes contain additional maps (Syria, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, and more). Fine parchment bindings, with gilt spines.
Vol. I: XLVIII, 293, [1] pp. + [9] plates. Vol. II: [4], 375 pp. + [2] plates. Vol. III: [4], 370 pp. + [1] plate. Vol. IV: [4], 363 pp. + [1] plate. Vol. V: [4], 368 pp. + [1] plate. Vol. VI: [4], 241, LXVII, 68-154 pp. + [1] plate. Approx. 17 cm. Good condition. Creases and stains (mostly minor). Marginal tears to several plates, some mended with adhesive tape. Ownership inscriptions to first leaves (contemporary).
2. Constitutiones, et decreta synodalia ab illustrissimo… diebus octaua, nona, & decima aprilis. Massa (Tuscany): Hieronymi Marini, 1674. Latin.
A collection of edicts and regulations, legislated by the Synod of the diocese of Luni and Sarzana, during April 8-10, 1674. Includes clauses specifically concerned with the Jews.
154, 91 pp., 21 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains (with mildew). Creases and blemishes. Worming to margins. Handwritten inscriptions to inside front board and to text block edges. Parchmentm binding, worn and blemished.
3. Riti e costumi degli ebrei confutati, by Paolo Sebastiano Medici. Venice: Antonio Bortoli, 1742. Italian. Second edition.
Work by the apostate Jew Paolo Sebastiano Medici of Florence (1671-1738), seeking to refute the beliefs of the Jews and their customs.
XVI, 352 pp., 16 cm. Good-fair condition. Creases and stains. Worming to title page and following page (no damage to print). Handwritten notation to inside front cover. Quarter leather binding, slightly worn.
![Uebersetzung der Algemeinen Welthistorie ]Translation of Universal History[, part IX. Translation and commentary by Siegmund](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/89_1.jpg "Uebersetzung der Algemeinen Welthistorie (Universal History) – Part Ni")
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![Uebersetzung der Algemeinen Welthistorie ]Translation of Universal History[, part IX. Translation and commentary by Siegmund](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/89_5.jpg "Uebersetzung der Algemeinen Welthistorie (Universal History) – Part Ni")
Ninth part of the monumental series "Uebersetzung der Algemeinen Welthistorie" (Translation of Universal History) – discussing Jewish history, from the times of Judah the Maccabean until the conquest of Judah by the Romans. The book includes an engraved title page and five folding engraved plates: three maps – Persia and the Euphrates, Palestine and Jerusalem, engraving depicting the Temple courtyard on Sukkot and an engraving depicting the Temple, temple utensils and High Priest. Several illuminated initials and vignettes.
The compete series is a German translation of the English "An Universal History From the Earliest Account of Time to the Present". The first 17 volumes were translated and annotated by the German theologian, Siegmund Baumgarten, and the rest of the volumes by his disciple Johann Salomo Semler and other scholars.
11, [1], 746 pp. + [6] engravings, approx. 24 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Minor worming to endpapers. Leather covered boards, with gilt lettering on spine. Minor wear and blemishes to binding.
A copy of the first English edition of "Apparatus Biblicus" by the French theologian and mathematician Bernard Lamy (1640-1715). The book, first published in Latin in 1696, is concerned with the history of the Jewish people and the Land of Israel, with Biblical history, with the flora and fauna mentioned in the scriptures, and more.
Illustrated with 30 engraved plates (9 of which are folded), including: Map of the world, map of the Holy Land, a map of Jerusalem, a detailed plan of the Temple in Jerusalem, illustrations of the Temple and the sacred relics, the High Priest in his sacred vestments, a Jew with Tefillin, tables of Hebrew weights and measurements, Noah's Ark, the Tower of Babylon, and the Sanhedrin. Several of the engraved plates depict animals and plants mentioned in the Bible – mandrakes, a whale, a camel, a rhinoceros, a lion, and more.
XXVIII, 540 pp. + 30 engraved plates, approx. 24.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tears to some of the folded plates (to margins and along fold lines), mostly minor. Long tear to one engraved plate. One plate bound upside down. Repaired tears to frontispiece. New binding, with parts of the original binding (damaged) laid down.
Travels, or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant, by Thomas Shaw. London: printed for A. Millar and W. Sandby, 1757. English. Second edition, "with great improvements".
A travelogue by the English cleric and traveler Thomas Shaw. The first part discusses Tunisia and Algeria; the second part discusses Egypt, the Sinai Peninsula, Syria and Palestine. Illustrated with 37 engraved plates (some folding) – maps and illustrations of flora and fauna, archeological sites, ancient coins and inscriptions, and more. The part dealing with Palestine includes a large (folding) map of the Mediterranean Basin, large (folding) map of northern Palestine and the vicinity, a (folding) plan of Jerusalem, a view of Mount Sinai, and more.
On p. 325, a schematic map of Palestine (place names printed in Hebrew and English), after the map of Elijah Mizrachi. Preceding p. 487, "the Peutinger map" – layout of the road network of the Roman Empire.
Thomas Shaw (1694-1751) served as chaplain to the English factory of the Levant Company at Algiers from 1720 to 1733. During this time, he embarked on several expeditions in North Africa and the Levant. During his travels, Shaw made careful observations of the geography, natural history, customs and antiquities of the regions, which he later wrote up and incorporated into his book, "Travels, or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant", first published in 1738.
V, [2], VI-XVIII, [2], 513, [1] pp. + [37] engraved plates (some folding), approx. 26 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor blemishes. Worming to edges of approx. 50 first leaves, slightly damaging some text and engravings. Handwritten notations. Detached endpaper. Original, leather covered boards. Binding worn, with minor tears and abrasions. Front board somewhat loose.
![A companion to the Holy Bible; the subject sacred geography. London: Printed by W. Stratford for C. [Charles] Taylor, 1804 [i](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/92_1.jpg "A Companion to the Holy Bible by Edward Wells – London, 1808 – Engrave")
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A work of Biblical geography, seeking to trace the location of various places mentioned in the scriptures – a revised and enlarged edition of the work by British theologian and geographer Edward Wells (1667-1727), based on accounts by various scholars and travelers.
Illustrated with 44 engraved plates: 13 maps (two maps of Asia, two maps of Europe, two maps of Africa, and seven maps of Palestine, presenting the land over different periods) and 31 illustrations (the pyramids and great Sphinx of Gizeh, the river Ganges, as well as ancient coins and medals).
The book includes a detailed index of Biblical words, names, place names and terms, and an index of plates.
IV, VIII, 164,104, [192 (B4-Z4, 2A4-2B4)] pp. + [44] engraved plates. 26.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, including some dark stains. Bookplate to inside front board. Gilt leather binding, worn and slightly rubbed.