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Auction 45 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 3, 2015
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,313
Including buyer's premium
Two Journeys to Jerusalem… by Nathaniel Crouch, and other writers. Printed for Nath. Crouch, at the Bell in the Poultrey Near Cheapside. London, 1704. English.
An anthology of essayss about Eretz Israel, Judaism and the Jewish people, and more. Printed together; each composition with separate title page:
• Memorable Remarks Concerning the Jews.
• A Strange and True Account of the travels of Two English Pilgrims, Some Years since, and What Admirable Accidents Befell Them in Their Journey to Jerusalem, Grand Cairo, Alexandria & c.
• A Journey to Jerusalem, or the Travels of Fourteen English Men to Jerusalem, in the Year 1669.
• A True Relation of the Proceedings of the Great Council of the Jews Assembled in the Plains of Ajayday, in Hungaria, About 30 Leagues Distant from Buda; to Examine the Scriptures Concerning Christ. on the 12th of October, 1650.
• Brief Chronology Concerning the Jews (in the years 1650-1666).
• The Counterfeit Messiah, or False Christ of the Jews, at Smyrna; in the Year 1666 -Early composition dealing with Sabbatai Zevi and the Sabbatean movement in Izmir.
The book is accompanied by four woodcuts: a figure riding a camel (title page); Jerusalem; Council of Jews in Hungary; Group of Worshipers bowing to Sabbatai Zevi. 180, [12] pp, 14 cm. Good condition. Stains and creases. Several minor tears. Title page fastened with pasted paper. Fine leather binding. New endpapers.
An anthology of essayss about Eretz Israel, Judaism and the Jewish people, and more. Printed together; each composition with separate title page:
• Memorable Remarks Concerning the Jews.
• A Strange and True Account of the travels of Two English Pilgrims, Some Years since, and What Admirable Accidents Befell Them in Their Journey to Jerusalem, Grand Cairo, Alexandria & c.
• A Journey to Jerusalem, or the Travels of Fourteen English Men to Jerusalem, in the Year 1669.
• A True Relation of the Proceedings of the Great Council of the Jews Assembled in the Plains of Ajayday, in Hungaria, About 30 Leagues Distant from Buda; to Examine the Scriptures Concerning Christ. on the 12th of October, 1650.
• Brief Chronology Concerning the Jews (in the years 1650-1666).
• The Counterfeit Messiah, or False Christ of the Jews, at Smyrna; in the Year 1666 -Early composition dealing with Sabbatai Zevi and the Sabbatean movement in Izmir.
The book is accompanied by four woodcuts: a figure riding a camel (title page); Jerusalem; Council of Jews in Hungary; Group of Worshipers bowing to Sabbatai Zevi. 180, [12] pp, 14 cm. Good condition. Stains and creases. Several minor tears. Title page fastened with pasted paper. Fine leather binding. New endpapers.
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Auction 45 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 3, 2015
Opening: $1,000
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The ceremonies and religious customs of various nations of the known world, together with historical annotations, and several curious discourses equally instructive and entertaining…by Bernard Picart. Printed by W. Jackson for Claude du Bosc. London, 1733-1739. English. Six volumes (seven parts).
A comprehensive study of various religious customs around the world, which became an important source of information concerning religious traditions in the 18th and 19th centuries. The first volume depicts Jewish and Christian-Catholic customs and includes an engraving portraying the inauguration of the Portuguese synagogue in Amsterdam, and engraving depicting in great detail different Jewish customs, such as, laying Tefillin, Seder Pesach, Wedding ceremony, Brit Milah (circumcision) and Simchat Torah celebrations, and various religious objects. 6 volumes, 46 cm. Condition varies. Stains. Minor tears, damages to bindings. Front binding of first and last volumes - detached.
From the collection of Haim Hefer.
A comprehensive study of various religious customs around the world, which became an important source of information concerning religious traditions in the 18th and 19th centuries. The first volume depicts Jewish and Christian-Catholic customs and includes an engraving portraying the inauguration of the Portuguese synagogue in Amsterdam, and engraving depicting in great detail different Jewish customs, such as, laying Tefillin, Seder Pesach, Wedding ceremony, Brit Milah (circumcision) and Simchat Torah celebrations, and various religious objects. 6 volumes, 46 cm. Condition varies. Stains. Minor tears, damages to bindings. Front binding of first and last volumes - detached.
From the collection of Haim Hefer.
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Travels to Eretz Israel, Maps, Photography, Postcards and Graphics
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Auction 45 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 3, 2015
Opening: $400
Sold for: $500
Including buyer's premium
Two research books on the subject of Eretz Israel, by Adriaan Reland (1676-1718) - Dutch geographer, cartographer and philologist, one of the first orientalists; professor of oriental languages in the University of Utrecht (since 1701) and lecturer on Hebrew antiquities. Utrecht, 18th century.
1. Palaestina ex Monumentis veteribus Illustrata, Tomus I, Hadriani Relandi. Utrecht, 1714. Latin, some Greek, Hebrew and Arabic. First volume of three. First edition.
Comprehensive study as to the geography of Eretz Israel, accompanied by fifteen engraved plates (seven plates are folded); illustrated title page, maps of Eretz Israel, author's portrait, chronology-listings, and more. [5] leaves, 511 pp + [15] plates, 19.5 cm. Front cover detached, back cover missing. Body of book in good condition. Stains. Tears to some of the plates. Ex-library copy.
2. Antiquitates Sacrae Veterum Hebraeorum Breviter Delineatae, Hadriano Relando. Utrecht, 1742. Fourth edition. Latin, with some Hebrew and Greek. Fine engraved frontispiece. [5] leaves, 275, [28] pp, 19 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tear to last leaf. Parchment binding, slightly damaged. Ex-library copy.
1. Palaestina ex Monumentis veteribus Illustrata, Tomus I, Hadriani Relandi. Utrecht, 1714. Latin, some Greek, Hebrew and Arabic. First volume of three. First edition.
Comprehensive study as to the geography of Eretz Israel, accompanied by fifteen engraved plates (seven plates are folded); illustrated title page, maps of Eretz Israel, author's portrait, chronology-listings, and more. [5] leaves, 511 pp + [15] plates, 19.5 cm. Front cover detached, back cover missing. Body of book in good condition. Stains. Tears to some of the plates. Ex-library copy.
2. Antiquitates Sacrae Veterum Hebraeorum Breviter Delineatae, Hadriano Relando. Utrecht, 1742. Fourth edition. Latin, with some Hebrew and Greek. Fine engraved frontispiece. [5] leaves, 275, [28] pp, 19 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tear to last leaf. Parchment binding, slightly damaged. Ex-library copy.
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Travels to Eretz Israel, Maps, Photography, Postcards and Graphics
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Auction 45 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 3, 2015
Opening: $300
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La Terre Sainte, ou, Description des lieux les plus célèbres de la Palestine, accompagnée du texte de l'Ecriture Sainte, relatif à chaque monument [the Holy Land, accompanied by text of holy scriptures with reference to each site], [by Jean Baptiste Antoine Holandre]. Metz: C. Lamort, 1819. First edition. French.
A book about Eretz Israel and the holy sites, with seven engravings - map of Eretz Israel, map of Jerusalem (two folded plates), Milk Grotto in Bethlehem, and more. 365, [1] pp + [7] plates, 20.5 cm. Good condition. Foxing. Nice binding with book title and gilt ornamentations on spine.
A book about Eretz Israel and the holy sites, with seven engravings - map of Eretz Israel, map of Jerusalem (two folded plates), Milk Grotto in Bethlehem, and more. 365, [1] pp + [7] plates, 20.5 cm. Good condition. Foxing. Nice binding with book title and gilt ornamentations on spine.
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Auction 45 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 3, 2015
Opening: $300
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Two maps with text in Hebrew and Latin from a book by Samuel Bochart, orientalist and biblical scholar, "Geographia Sacra seu Phaleg et Canaan":
1. Cilicia et Cyprus. Map of Cyprus, in Hebrew and Latin, by Samuel Bochart [1692]. 27X20 cm. Good condition. Framed.
2. Aegaei Maris Insulae Cum parte aliqua Graeciae & Asiae Minoris. Map of Greece, Asia Minor and part of the Aegean Sea, in Hebrew and Latin, by Samuel Bochart. [1692]. 37.5X34 cm. Good condition. Stains. Adhesive tape. Framed.
From the collection of Haim Hefer.
1. Cilicia et Cyprus. Map of Cyprus, in Hebrew and Latin, by Samuel Bochart [1692]. 27X20 cm. Good condition. Framed.
2. Aegaei Maris Insulae Cum parte aliqua Graeciae & Asiae Minoris. Map of Greece, Asia Minor and part of the Aegean Sea, in Hebrew and Latin, by Samuel Bochart. [1692]. 37.5X34 cm. Good condition. Stains. Adhesive tape. Framed.
From the collection of Haim Hefer.
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Auction 45 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 3, 2015
Opening: $250
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Collection of lithographs woodcuts and engravings from books, depicting biblical scenes, Jewish customs, views and sites in Eretz Israel and the vicinity, and more. [17th - 19th centuries].
Among them: • Leaves from the book "Figures des Histoires de la Saincte Bible" (17th century) - fine woodcuts, including one which depicts the Prophet Jonah in Ninve. • Leaves from Bernard Picart's book about religious ceremonies and customs of people around the world - engravings depicting Jewish customs: Yom Kippur, wedding, Simhat Torah, circumcision, and more. • Lithographs - views and sites in Eretz Israel and the vicinity (most of them b/w): Yehoshafat Valley, Tiberias, Jordan river, Mount Tabor, Beth Lehem, Jerusalem, Damascus, and more. Lot of about 60 leaves (most of them lithographs; the rest are engravings and woodcuts). Sizes and conditions vary. Stains and tears. Some are pasted to paper leaves.
Among them: • Leaves from the book "Figures des Histoires de la Saincte Bible" (17th century) - fine woodcuts, including one which depicts the Prophet Jonah in Ninve. • Leaves from Bernard Picart's book about religious ceremonies and customs of people around the world - engravings depicting Jewish customs: Yom Kippur, wedding, Simhat Torah, circumcision, and more. • Lithographs - views and sites in Eretz Israel and the vicinity (most of them b/w): Yehoshafat Valley, Tiberias, Jordan river, Mount Tabor, Beth Lehem, Jerusalem, Damascus, and more. Lot of about 60 leaves (most of them lithographs; the rest are engravings and woodcuts). Sizes and conditions vary. Stains and tears. Some are pasted to paper leaves.
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Auction 45 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 3, 2015
Opening: $1,200
Sold for: $1,500
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La Terre Sainte, Vues et Monuments, recueillis par David Roberts, avec une description historique sur chaque planche. Brussels: Société des Beaux Arts, 1843. French.
Large format volume, with 30 illustration plates of the Holy Land. 55 cm. Fair condition. Stained plates. Worn binding. The spine torn and partly detached.
Large format volume, with 30 illustration plates of the Holy Land. 55 cm. Fair condition. Stained plates. Worn binding. The spine torn and partly detached.
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Auction 45 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 3, 2015
Opening: $800
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The Holy Land, After Lithographs by Louis Haghe. From Original Drawings by David Roberts, R.A. With Historical Descriptions by The Rev. George Croly, LL.D. London-Paris-New-York: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., [ca. 1880]. Three volumes. English.
119 illustration plates. Part one: Jerusalem and the Galilee. Part two: Jordan and Bethlehem. Part three: Edom and Petra. Three volumes, 32.5 cm. Plates in good condition. Stains, mainly on first and last leaves. Original bindings, worn, with leather spines and corners. Back cover of first volume is detached. Gilt edges.
119 illustration plates. Part one: Jerusalem and the Galilee. Part two: Jordan and Bethlehem. Part three: Edom and Petra. Three volumes, 32.5 cm. Plates in good condition. Stains, mainly on first and last leaves. Original bindings, worn, with leather spines and corners. Back cover of first volume is detached. Gilt edges.
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Auction 45 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 3, 2015
Opening: $500
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Sketches of Palestine descriptive of the visit of the Rev. Edward Payson Hammond, M.A. to the Holy Land. London: Morgan & Chase, 1868. English. First edition.
An account of Edward Payson Hammond's journey to Eretz Israel. Accompanied by four illustration plates, in color, depicting the Dome of the Rock, Tiberias, Via Dolorosa and Gethsemane garden, as well as a map of Eretz Israel. A short dedication by the author appears on the endpaper, dated 1869 (English). XIII, 180 pp + [5] plates, 16 cm. Good condition. Stains. Damages to binding.
An account of Edward Payson Hammond's journey to Eretz Israel. Accompanied by four illustration plates, in color, depicting the Dome of the Rock, Tiberias, Via Dolorosa and Gethsemane garden, as well as a map of Eretz Israel. A short dedication by the author appears on the endpaper, dated 1869 (English). XIII, 180 pp + [5] plates, 16 cm. Good condition. Stains. Damages to binding.
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Auction 45 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 3, 2015
Opening: $600
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Cities of Palestine. London- Edinburgh - New-York: T. Nelson and Sons, 1856. English. First edition.
Depiction of various cities in Eretz Israel, accompanied by a dozen illustration plates in color portraying the cities of Jerusalem, Jaffa, Bethlehem, Hebron, Nablus, Nazareth, Tiberias, and more, as well as two maps: map of Eretz Israel and map of Jerusalem. [1], 30 pp + [14] plates, 14.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and creases. Minor tears. Detached leaves. Minor damages to binding. Handwritten dedication (English) on the endpaper, dated 1857.
Depiction of various cities in Eretz Israel, accompanied by a dozen illustration plates in color portraying the cities of Jerusalem, Jaffa, Bethlehem, Hebron, Nablus, Nazareth, Tiberias, and more, as well as two maps: map of Eretz Israel and map of Jerusalem. [1], 30 pp + [14] plates, 14.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and creases. Minor tears. Detached leaves. Minor damages to binding. Handwritten dedication (English) on the endpaper, dated 1857.
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Auction 45 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 3, 2015
Opening: $400
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[Former Prophets]: Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings. Livorno: Avraham Yitzchak Castillo and Eliezer Sa'adon, [1780-1781].
A folded map (engraving) at the end of the book of Joshua. On the upper part of the map: "Future division of Eretz Israel" (with the Temple) and on the lower part the division of Eretz Israel in Joshua's days. Attached is a copy of the map with lower part only. 44. [1], 45-87; [1], 91-300 leaves, 18 cm. Damaged binding. Ex-library copy. First map in fair-good condition. Second map in good condition. Ink stamps on both maps.
A folded map (engraving) at the end of the book of Joshua. On the upper part of the map: "Future division of Eretz Israel" (with the Temple) and on the lower part the division of Eretz Israel in Joshua's days. Attached is a copy of the map with lower part only. 44. [1], 45-87; [1], 91-300 leaves, 18 cm. Damaged binding. Ex-library copy. First map in fair-good condition. Second map in good condition. Ink stamps on both maps.
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Auction 45 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 3, 2015
Opening: $300
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Sefer G'vulei Zion, general view on the borders of Eretz Israel as explained on the second title page accompanied by a map of the Holy Land. By Shabtai Ya'akov of Etzkowitz. Printed by Avraham Zvi Katzenelenbogen. Vilnius, 1889. Hebrew.
A map in color (lithographic printing) appears at the end of the book - "Map of the Holy Land with all of the sites surrounding it" (Hebrew and Russian). [1] leaf, 48 pp + [1] map. 24 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Minor tears. Several loose leaves. Damaged and loose covers (tears to spine). Ex-library copy.
A map in color (lithographic printing) appears at the end of the book - "Map of the Holy Land with all of the sites surrounding it" (Hebrew and Russian). [1] leaf, 48 pp + [1] map. 24 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Minor tears. Several loose leaves. Damaged and loose covers (tears to spine). Ex-library copy.
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