Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
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Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
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Nine English travelogues documenting journeys and tours conducted in Palestine in the course of the 19th century. Most books with prints and maps. England and the United States, 19th century.
1. Three weeks in Palestine and Lebanon. London, 1834.
2. Lays of the Holy Land: From Ancient and Modern Poets. London, 1858.
3. The Lord's Land, by Henry B. Ridgaway. New York, 1876.
4. The Rob Roy on the Jordan, by John MacGregor. London, 1880. Sixth edition.
5. Three Vassar Girls in the Holy Land, by Elizabeth W. Champney. Boston, [1892].
6. The Holy Land and the Bible, by [John] Cunningham Geikie. London, [ca. 1895].
7. Home of the Bible, by Marion Harland. New York, 1896.
8. The Romance of Palestine, a History, by James W. Lee. Atlanta, [1897].
9. Half hours in the Holy Land, Travels in Egypt, Palestine, Syria. London, [1898].
Size and condition vary. Books not thoroughly examined; offered as is.
1. Three weeks in Palestine and Lebanon. London, 1834.
2. Lays of the Holy Land: From Ancient and Modern Poets. London, 1858.
3. The Lord's Land, by Henry B. Ridgaway. New York, 1876.
4. The Rob Roy on the Jordan, by John MacGregor. London, 1880. Sixth edition.
5. Three Vassar Girls in the Holy Land, by Elizabeth W. Champney. Boston, [1892].
6. The Holy Land and the Bible, by [John] Cunningham Geikie. London, [ca. 1895].
7. Home of the Bible, by Marion Harland. New York, 1896.
8. The Romance of Palestine, a History, by James W. Lee. Atlanta, [1897].
9. Half hours in the Holy Land, Travels in Egypt, Palestine, Syria. London, [1898].
Size and condition vary. Books not thoroughly examined; offered as is.
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Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
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Collection of books, with prints, illustrations, and photographs from Palestine.
1-2. Picturesque Palestine, two booklets from an edition designated "Sold to Subscribers Only." London: Virtue and Co., ca. 1880-84. English. Div. 4; Div. 7.
3. A Camera Crusade Through the Holy Land, by Dwight L. Elmendorf. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912. English. Includes 100 plates with photographs.
4. La Palestine, by Jérôme et Jean Tharaud. Paris: Editions Alpina, 1930. French.
With numerous photographs by various photographers; most by Bonfils and some by photographers of the American Colony, Jerusalem, as well as by Jules Richard and others. In-text photos and photographic plates. Numbered copy, in high-quality binding.
5. Palestine, photographs by Anna Riwkin-Brick, text by Daniel Brick. New York-Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, [1949]. English.
Size varies. Overall good condition.
1-2. Picturesque Palestine, two booklets from an edition designated "Sold to Subscribers Only." London: Virtue and Co., ca. 1880-84. English. Div. 4; Div. 7.
3. A Camera Crusade Through the Holy Land, by Dwight L. Elmendorf. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912. English. Includes 100 plates with photographs.
4. La Palestine, by Jérôme et Jean Tharaud. Paris: Editions Alpina, 1930. French.
With numerous photographs by various photographers; most by Bonfils and some by photographers of the American Colony, Jerusalem, as well as by Jules Richard and others. In-text photos and photographic plates. Numbered copy, in high-quality binding.
5. Palestine, photographs by Anna Riwkin-Brick, text by Daniel Brick. New York-Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, [1949]. English.
Size varies. Overall good condition.
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Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
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Neue Handkarte von Palästina im Maassstabe von 1:700,000, nebst alphabetischem Namen-Verzeichniss und Quellen-Nachweis bearbeitet von Dr. H. Fischer und Prof. Lic. H. Guthe. Leipzig: Der Geograph Anstalt von H. Wagner & E. Debes, 1890. German.
Large map of Palestine, folded, and placed in a cardboard cover (unbound). Accompanied by a title page, a detailed index of names of settlements, and additional text pertaining to the map. With three small inset maps (Judean Hills, Nazareth-Tiberias area, and Jerusalem).
Map: 60X45 cm. Minor tears to edges. Stains. Cover: 45 cm. Fair condition, with creases and wear, minor tears, and stains.
Large map of Palestine, folded, and placed in a cardboard cover (unbound). Accompanied by a title page, a detailed index of names of settlements, and additional text pertaining to the map. With three small inset maps (Judean Hills, Nazareth-Tiberias area, and Jerusalem).
Map: 60X45 cm. Minor tears to edges. Stains. Cover: 45 cm. Fair condition, with creases and wear, minor tears, and stains.
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Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
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الـكـتـاب الـمـقـدّس [Al-Kitāb al-Muqaddas]. Bible (Old Testament and Apocrypha), translated into Arabic. Beirut: Matba'at al-Mursalin al-Yasu'iyin, [1880]. Part II only. Arabic.
Elegant Arabic volume of Old Testament, including the Latter Prophets and the Books of Job and Psalms; in addition, books of the Apocrypha, including the Book of Wisdom, Ben Sira, and the Books of the Maccabees. With several illustrations. At the beginning, approbation by Vincentius Bracco, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem at the time.
[3], 903 pp., 26.5 cm. Good condition. Few stains. Original fine, red leather binding, with minor blemishes.
Elegant Arabic volume of Old Testament, including the Latter Prophets and the Books of Job and Psalms; in addition, books of the Apocrypha, including the Book of Wisdom, Ben Sira, and the Books of the Maccabees. With several illustrations. At the beginning, approbation by Vincentius Bracco, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem at the time.
[3], 903 pp., 26.5 cm. Good condition. Few stains. Original fine, red leather binding, with minor blemishes.
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Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
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Palestine Museum Cabinet, Collected from Bible Lands, by Paul S. Iskiyan. New York: Paul S. Iskiyan of the School for Christian Workers, [1889]. English.
Set box containing samples of plants from Palestine, identified with reference to verses from the Old and New Testaments. Samples were collected in small boxes, and include seeds, plants, minerals, and other items. Assortment accompanied by 17-page booklet, with descriptions of the items and several illustrations.
14X25.5 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes.
Set box containing samples of plants from Palestine, identified with reference to verses from the Old and New Testaments. Samples were collected in small boxes, and include seeds, plants, minerals, and other items. Assortment accompanied by 17-page booklet, with descriptions of the items and several illustrations.
14X25.5 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes.
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Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
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Elegant album of pressed flowers from the Holy Land, presented as a gift "To Miss Jane Lawton [of England] from her Friends in Jerusalem." Jerusalem, [last quarter of the 19th century]. English.
Unique, handmade album, containing flowers collected from various sites in Palestine. The flowers were pressed and mounted between sheets and juxtaposed with the names of the places from where they were collected, along with quotes from the New Testament appropriate to those sites. Poems by various poets also appear on some pages.
Album bound in fine olivewood binding with leather spine. Front cover bears dedicatory inscription "To Miss Jane Lawton from her Friends in Jerusalem," encircled by a frame consisting of verses from the New Testament. Back cover inscribed in Hebrew: "Jerusalem".
Album contained in special handmade box, decorated on the exterior with embroidered flowers and geometric patterns, embroidered in green and yellow thread over a purple background. The lid of the box bears a cloth label embroidered with the (English) word "Jerusalem."
[43] ff. (including 15 ff. with poetry), album: 19 cm. Good condition. Few stains. Box: approx. 22X17 cm. Minor wear.
Unique, handmade album, containing flowers collected from various sites in Palestine. The flowers were pressed and mounted between sheets and juxtaposed with the names of the places from where they were collected, along with quotes from the New Testament appropriate to those sites. Poems by various poets also appear on some pages.
Album bound in fine olivewood binding with leather spine. Front cover bears dedicatory inscription "To Miss Jane Lawton from her Friends in Jerusalem," encircled by a frame consisting of verses from the New Testament. Back cover inscribed in Hebrew: "Jerusalem".
Album contained in special handmade box, decorated on the exterior with embroidered flowers and geometric patterns, embroidered in green and yellow thread over a purple background. The lid of the box bears a cloth label embroidered with the (English) word "Jerusalem."
[43] ff. (including 15 ff. with poetry), album: 19 cm. Good condition. Few stains. Box: approx. 22X17 cm. Minor wear.
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Palestine
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Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
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Three pressed flowers albums from Palestine (two also include illustrations of Palestine). Jerusalem, late 19th century / early 20th century.
1. Flowers of the Holy Land, Natural Flowers Collected from the Holiest Sites in Palestine, authored by Abraham Moses Luncz. [Jerusalem: Luncz Press, 1896]. Text printed in Hebrew and German; with German title page.
2. Blumen u. Ansichten Aus dem Heiligen Lande. Jerusalem: A. L. Monsohn Press, [late 19th century]. German and other languages. High-quality lithographic color illustrations of Palestine. Album title also appears in English. Place names given in five languages. Binding slightly loose. Blemishes to spine.
3. Flowers and Views of the Holy Land, Jerusalem. Printer and publisher not indicated, [Jerusalem, early 20th century]. Album title in German, Hebrew, and English. Place names given in four languages. Handwritten inscription (English) on front pastedown: "Souvenir of Eleventh Zionist Congress […] Sept. 1913."
Size varies. Condition varies, good-fair overall.
1. Flowers of the Holy Land, Natural Flowers Collected from the Holiest Sites in Palestine, authored by Abraham Moses Luncz. [Jerusalem: Luncz Press, 1896]. Text printed in Hebrew and German; with German title page.
2. Blumen u. Ansichten Aus dem Heiligen Lande. Jerusalem: A. L. Monsohn Press, [late 19th century]. German and other languages. High-quality lithographic color illustrations of Palestine. Album title also appears in English. Place names given in five languages. Binding slightly loose. Blemishes to spine.
3. Flowers and Views of the Holy Land, Jerusalem. Printer and publisher not indicated, [Jerusalem, early 20th century]. Album title in German, Hebrew, and English. Place names given in four languages. Handwritten inscription (English) on front pastedown: "Souvenir of Eleventh Zionist Congress […] Sept. 1913."
Size varies. Condition varies, good-fair overall.
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Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
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Palästina Album. New York: The Hebrew Publishing Company, [ca. 1900]. Yiddish and some German.
Booklet with dozens of photographs and illustrations of Palestine, including colonies, holy sites, and educational institutions, as well as pictures of rabbis and other Jewish public figures. Includes explanations and historical and up-to-date information regarding Palestine and the colonies, in addition to poems and "Shanah Tovah" (Jewish New Year) greetings. Original binding, green, with Star of David encircling the Hebrew word "Zion" on the Hebrew side.
[95] ff., 14X11 cm. Good condition.
Booklet with dozens of photographs and illustrations of Palestine, including colonies, holy sites, and educational institutions, as well as pictures of rabbis and other Jewish public figures. Includes explanations and historical and up-to-date information regarding Palestine and the colonies, in addition to poems and "Shanah Tovah" (Jewish New Year) greetings. Original binding, green, with Star of David encircling the Hebrew word "Zion" on the Hebrew side.
[95] ff., 14X11 cm. Good condition.
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Palestine
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Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
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Three volumes containing Dutch photographer Frank (Francois) Scholten's photographs – French edition (two volumes) and Dutch edition (single volume).
Volumes include high-quality reproductions of photographs taken by Frank Scholten in the course of his visit to Jaffa in the early 1920s – photos of various landscapes and sites in the city, of its inhabitants of all faiths and ethnicities, and of fruits, plants, animals, and other subjects.
1-2. La Palestine Illustrée, by Francois Scholten. Paris: Jean Budry & Co., [1929]. French. Two volumes (Vols. I-II).
First volume titled "La Porte D'Entrée Jaffa," contains 499 photographic reproductions. Second volume, "Jaffa La Belle," includes 371 photographic reproductions. Each photograph accompanied by relevant printed quote from the Bible, Talmud, or Qur'an. Printed in 1,000 copies.
3. Palestina, Bijbel, Talmud, Koran, by Frank Scholten. Leiden: A. W. Sijthoff, 1935. Dutch. First volume only (of two).
This volume, dedicated to the city of Jaffa, contains 449 photographic reproductions. Printed in 1,000 copies.
27 cm. Overall good condition.
Volumes include high-quality reproductions of photographs taken by Frank Scholten in the course of his visit to Jaffa in the early 1920s – photos of various landscapes and sites in the city, of its inhabitants of all faiths and ethnicities, and of fruits, plants, animals, and other subjects.
1-2. La Palestine Illustrée, by Francois Scholten. Paris: Jean Budry & Co., [1929]. French. Two volumes (Vols. I-II).
First volume titled "La Porte D'Entrée Jaffa," contains 499 photographic reproductions. Second volume, "Jaffa La Belle," includes 371 photographic reproductions. Each photograph accompanied by relevant printed quote from the Bible, Talmud, or Qur'an. Printed in 1,000 copies.
3. Palestina, Bijbel, Talmud, Koran, by Frank Scholten. Leiden: A. W. Sijthoff, 1935. Dutch. First volume only (of two).
This volume, dedicated to the city of Jaffa, contains 449 photographic reproductions. Printed in 1,000 copies.
27 cm. Overall good condition.
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