Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
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December 21, 2021
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
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Description de l'Arabie [Description of Arabia] by Carsten Niebuhr. Amsterdam: S.J. Baalde / Utrecht: J. van Schoonhoven & Comp., 1774. French.
French translation of the book Description of Arabia by the German traveler and cartographer Carsten Niebuhr. The book describes in detail Niebuhr's travels in Arabia, including in Yemen, with a Danish research expedition in the years 1761-1767, introducing the conclusions of studies on the local religion and folklore, agriculture, astronomy and more. Illustrated with 26 plates: a genealogical table of the Royal House of Sanaa (folding) and 25 engravings (some folding, three of them partly hand-colored) – maps, including a large, folding map of Yemen, and illustrations of various sites and the local lifestyles and customs (tools and costumes, military training, ancient inscriptions and coins, Masjid al-Haram of Mecca and The Prophet's Mosque of Medina, and more).
Carsten Niebuhr (1733-1815) a German mathematician, cartographer and traveler. Member of the Danish research expedition to Arabia (in Danish: Den Arabiske Rejse), which was under the patronage of Frederick V of Denmark. He went on research expeditions to the Middle East and Asia and toured Palestine. His studies and maps had great influence, since they were considered precise and reliable, serving as an important source of information on the geography of the Near East. Niebuhr's map of Yemen (the last plate in this book) was particularly significant, being the first map of Yemen ever drawn using modern scientific tools. During their journey in Yemen, Niebuhr and the other members of the expedition visited various Jewish communities – in Jiblah, Mocha, Taiz, Dhamar, Sanaa and elsewhere. This book describes the lifestyle and customs of Yemenite Jews, constituting an interesting source of information for the history of Yemenite Jewry in the second half of the 18th century. See: "The First Scientific Expedition to Southern-Arabia as a Source for the History of the Jews of Yemen" (Hebrew), by Aviva Klein-Franke; in Pe'amim, Studies in Oriental Jewry, no. 18, 1984.
XLII, 372 pp. [7] ff. + XXIV plates (engravings and maps) + [2] folding plates (genealogical table facing p. 170 and a map of Yemen facing p. 372). Last page (list of plates) missing. 27 cm. Good condition. Stains. Stamps to one page. Signatures to title page and front endpapers. Tear to edge of folding map of Yemen (not affecting print). Bookplates to inside front board and one endpaper. New binding.
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $600
Sold for: $813
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Travels in Mesopotamia, by James Silk Buckingham. London: Henry Colburn, 1827. English. First edition (a Quarto edition was published in the same year).
The book describes the travels of the English traveler James Silk Buckingham in Mesopotamia in the 1820s. He travelled to Aleppo, Urfa (identified with Ur Kaśdim), Mardin, Diyarbakır, Nisibis, Sinjar, Mosul, the ruins of Nineveh, Erbil, Baghdad and elsewhere. Buckingham writes about the archeological sites he visited and describes in detail the lives and customs of the locals. Chapters open with illustrations of towns, landscapes and various sites. The book features two lithographic plates showing the ruins of Babylon, and a large map of Mesopotamia (folding plate).
James Silk Buckingham (1786-1855), a traveler, journalist, publisher of several journals and a member of the British Parliament; born in Cornwell. Published several books about his travels in India, Palestine, Syria, Asia Minor and America, which were a great success. Following his struggle for the freedom of the press in India, and his criticism of the British East India Company and colonialism which he published in The Calcutta Journal, he was deported from India in 1823. In the 1830s he was elected a member of the British Parliament and was one of the supporters of the temperance movement, which objected to the consumption of alcohol. In the preface to this book, Buckingham refers to several travelers who preceded him in their travels to Mesopotamia (p. X): Rabbi Benjamin of Tudela, the German Leonhardt Rauwolff, the Italian Pietro Della Valle, the French Otter and the "celebrated Danish Engineer" Niebuhr. Buckingham claims that their notes on their travels in the area were imprecise and during the century that preceded his travels, "no Traveller of eminence… has had any opportunity of examining the country between the Euphrates and the Tigris".
[III]-XVI, 328, 327-328, 329-571, [1] pp. + [3] plates (one folding map and two lithographic plates), 28 cm. Good condition. Stains. Small tears to edges of folding map. Open tear to edge of one page, not affecting text. Tape for reinforcement to gutter between front endpaper and map. Bookplates to inside front board and front endpaper. Wear and abrasions to binding. Small tears to spine. Front board mostly detached. Pieces of tape for reinforcement to spine.
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
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Sold for: $625
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Il Devotissimo viaggio di Gierusalemme [Devout Voyage to Jerusalem], by Giovanni Zvallardo [Jean Zuallart]. Rome: Domenico Basa, 1595. Italian and some Latin. Second edition.
Account of Jean Zuallart's pilgrimage to Palestine in 1586, describing in detail Jerusalem and the holy places. 45 fine engravings, including maps, views and sites in Jerusalem and other towns, depicting the walls of Jerusalem, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Mount of Olives, Rachel's Tomb, Jaffa and more. Two folding engraved plates: plan of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and plan of the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem.
351 pp., [7] ff., 17 cm. Good condition. Gilt edges. Stains to several pages and folding plates. Minor tears to several pages and folding plates (plates reinforced with paper to verso, partially detached; restored tears to title page and last page). Bottom edge of p. 99 trimmed (not affecting text). Professionally cleaned and restored. New binding.
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
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Sold for: $375
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Deliciae Hierosolomytanae & totius Palaestinae, Das ist, Bilgerfahrt in das Heilige Land, by Johan Schwallart [Jean Zuallart]. Cologne: Gerhardum Greuenbruch, 1606. German.
First German edition of the book "Devout Voyage to Jerusalem", by Jean Zuallart. Title page printed in red; ornate initials in the beginning of every part. Jean Zuallart was a Flemish judge and public figure, who travelled to Palestine in 1586, visiting Jaffa, Jerusalem and Bethlehem, and other cities. His book "Devout Voyage to Jerusalem", initially published in Italian (1586), documented the condition of Palestine under Ottoman rule, focusing on the condition of sites described in the scriptures. His meticulous descriptions and precise directions, made the book extremely popular, resulting in the printing of further editions in Italian, French and German, some of them illustrated. See previous item.
[2] ff., 225 pp., 18 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Minor blemishes. Large open tear to margin of one leaf (no damage to text). Handwritten inscription on endpaper. Bookplate. Hardcover. Minor blemishes and worming to binding.
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,250
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Itinerarium Hierosolymitanum et Syriacum, Johannes Cotovicus. Antwerp: Hieronymous Verdussiun Press, 1619. Latin. Two parts in one volume. First edition.
Account of a journey by Johannes Cotovicus (graduated as Doctor of Laws at the Utrecht University) to Jerusalem and Syria (through Crete and Cyprus). Cotovicus, who visited Palestine in 1598, was the first to copy tombstone inscriptions and wall inscriptions from Jerusalem (some were later destroyed). The book contains three engraved plates and more than 50 in-text engravings, including maps, plans and illustrations depicting Jerusalem (view of the city, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Mount of Olives, and more), Jaffa, Rhodes, Cyprus, and other sites.
[16] ff, 518 pp, [9] ff + [3] small engraved plates and [5] folding plates, 24 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, creases and blemishes (mainly to margins and first and last leaves). Some leaves with tears to edges (several open tears; one leaf with a long tear). Leather-covered boards, with abrasions and wear. Tears and losses to spine.
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $800
Sold for: $2,000
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A Pisgah-sight of Palestine and the Confines thereof, with the History of the Old and New Testament Acted Thereon, by Thomas Fuller. London: printed by J.F for John Williams, 1650. English with some Latin.
Comprehensive study on the subject of Palestine and its history in accordance with the Bible and New Testament, by Thomas Fuller (1608-1661), English churchman, historian and author. The book features 30 engraved plates (most of them double) including an engraved title page and a frontispiece illustrating the heraldic emblems of aristocratic families; large map, folding, of the Holy Land; a map of Jerusalem and maps charting the territorial boundaries of the Twelve Tribes of Israel; plates with plans and illustrations portraying the Temple in Jerusalem; and more. Present copy with one additional, duplicate copy of one engraving bound in. Fuller based his work on maps by Christian van Adrichem, adding numerous illustrations and decorations of his own. The maps are adorned with the heraldic emblems of aristocratic families, and bear dedications to patrons and philanthropists who assisted Fuller in publishing the book.
[8], 434 (=more than 434; mispagination), [1], 202 pp. [11] ff. 31 engraved plates (most engraved plates included in the pagination. One engraving bound in twice), 33 cm. Good condition. Stains, including large dampstains and dark stains. Tears to several engravings (plates reinforced with strips of paper to verso; map of Palestine mounted on heavy paper). Small tears, some open, to edges of some leaves. Minor creases. Ink notations to inside front cover and front endpaper. Front board detached. Worn binding. Abrasions and blemishes to spine.
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $250
Sold for: $1,063
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Geographia Sacra seu Phaleg et Canaan [Sacred Geography, or Phaleg and Canaan], by Samuel Bochart. Leiden: Cornelium Boutesteyn & Jordanum Luchtmans / Utrecht: Guilielmum vande Water, 1707. Latin with some Hebrew, Arabic in Hebrew characters and Greek.
An important work by French theologian, geographer and Orientalist Samuel Bochart (1599-1667), dealing with the history of the nations of the world and their languages, according to the Bible and other sources. The first part of the book describes the various nations descended from Noah and their scattering after the fall of the Tower of Babel and the confounding of languages. The second part deals with the Phoenician nations. The book contains thirteen maps (four of them double-spread): countries of the Mediterranean Basin, Syria and Egypt, Mesopotamia and Babylon, Asia and Europe, Greece and the Aegean Sea, Italy, Sicily, Cyprus, Spain, Sri Lanka, and more. Numerous places and sites indicated in Hebrew or transcribed in Hebrew characters alongside the Latin. Incomplete copy, missing two engraved plates – engraved title page and the author's portrait .
[8], 44, [4] pp. 318 columns, [1], 323-332 pp. 345-1224 columns (=less than 1224; mispagination), [60] pp. + [13] maps, 38.5 cm. Missing two plates. Good condition. Stains (mostly minor). Blemishes and small tears to edges. One leaf with an open tear and one leaf with long tears to bottom. Ornate vellum binding, slightly worn.
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Lot 289 Geographical Dictionary of Canaan – François Halma – Leeuwarden, 1717 – Engravings and Maps
Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
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Kanaan en d'omleggende Landen, vertoont in een Woordenboek uit de H. Schrift en Josephus. Leeuwarden: François Halma, 1717. Dutch.
Geographical dictionary for Biblical sites, listing cities, villages, rivers and additional sites referred to by the Scriptures and Josephus Flavius; based on ancient and new sources, including Saint Jerome, Eusebius of Caesarea, Jacques Bonfrère and others. With three short works bound at end (Dutch): "Description of the Holy Land" by Burchard of Mount Sion (Brochardus), "A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem" by Henry Maundrell and a biblical chronology by Robert Arnauld d'Andilly. The book features 31 engraved plates (mostly double plates; some folding): engraved title page; maps of the Middle East, Palestine and Jerusalem; fine engravings showing various sites in Palestine and its surroundings – Jerusalem and its sites, Jaffa, Ramla, Mount Tabor, Damascus, Beirut, and more; and engravings depicting various objects and customs – a Holy Ark, the vessels of the Temple, a Jewish burial ceremony and more. François Halma (1653-1722), cartographer, bookseller and publisher, active in Utrecht, Amsterdam and Leeuwarden. Published numerous works on theology, philosophy and geography.
[6] ff., 64, [2], 559 pp. + [31] plates, 26 cm. Good condition. Minor stains and creases. Minor blemishes. Small tears to edges of some pages. Vellum-covered boards, with blind embossed design, worn. Tears; loss to spine.
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,000
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Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte pendant les années 1783, 1784 et 1785 [Travels through Egypt and Syria in the Years 1783, 1784 and 1785], by Constantin-François Volney. Paris: Desenne \ Volland, 1787. French. Second edition. Two volumes.
Travelogue recounting the travels of Volney, the French orientalist, through Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine (visiting Jerusalem, Acre and Safed). With copious information regarding local geography, manners, customs, and government; five folding engraved plates: one map of Syria, one map of Egypt, and three plates depicting the Baalbek temple and the ruins of Palmyra. Second edition (printed the same year as the first edition). Elegant quarto with wide margins. Gilt edges.
Constantin-François Chassebœuf de La Giraudais, comte de Volney (1757-1820), philosopher, orientalist and liberal French politician. Authored several works on his travels to the Levant and America, political philosophy and philosophy of history. During the French revolution, he was member of the Estates-General and the National Constituent Assembly, and had only barely escaped the guillotine at the time of the Reign of Terror. He was a member of the Académie Française, and played an important role in founding the discipline of Oriental studies in France.
Vol. I : XVI, 383 pp. + [2] folding maps; Vol. II: VIII, 458 pp., [2] ff. + [3] folding plates, 26 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dampstains (mostly clean). Minor tears to several pages and plates, not affecting text and prints. Inked stamps to title pages. Matching leather-covered bindings, gilt. Bindings slightly worn. Abrasions and tears to spines. Gilt edges.
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
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Travels in Various Countries of Europe Asia and Africa, by Edward Daniel Clarke. London: T. Cadell and W. Davies Strand, 1811-1819. Three parts in five volumes (without the sixth volume – second section of third part). First volume from the second edition; the rest from the first edition. English.
An account of Edward Daniel Clarke's travels in Europe Asia and Africa. Five out of six volumes, illustrated with 166 engraved plates (some folding) – maps and engravings depicting views, archeological sites, traditional costume, ancient inscriptions and more. The part dedicated to Palestine includes an engraved map of Jerusalem and engravings depicting Acre, Nazareth, the Sea of Galilee, and other places.
Edward Daniel Clarke (1769-1822), English traveler, mineralogist, collector and clergyman; the first professor of mineralogy at the University of Cambridge. In 1799 he embarked (together with John Martin Cripp) on a three-year tour through Scandinavia, Russia, the Caucasus, Crimea, Turkey, Greece, Egypt and Palestine. In all of these places, he collected statistical information, minerals and antiquities, and made observations of geography, climate, flora and fauna, local customs, and more. His findings are documented in "Travels in Various Countries of Europe Asia and Africa". The volumes in this set are as follows: Vol. I: Russia, Tartary and Turkey – Part the first. Second edition, 1811. [1] f., XVII, [15], 800 pp. + [48] engraved plates. Vol. II: Greece, Egypt and the Holy Land – Part the second, section the first. First edition, 1812. [1] f., XIX, [13], 715 pp. + [33] engraved plates. Vol. III: Greece, Egypt and the Holy Land – Part the second, section the second. First edition, 1814. [1] f., XV, [12], 20, 822 pp. + [28] engraved plates. Vol. IV: Greece, Egypt and the Holy Land – Part the second, section the third. First edition. 1816. [1] f., XX, [14], 735, [1] pp. + [28] engraved plates. Vol. V: Scandinavia – Part the third, section the first. First edition. 1819. XI, [14], 763, [1] pp. + [29] engraved plates.
28 cm. Condition varies. Overall good condition. Stains. Minor tears to edges of some leaves and plates, including open tears, some repaired with paper. Some leaves browned. Matching, half-leather bindings. Blemishes, closed and open tears to spines; some spines partially detached. Spine of Vol. IV detached. Front board of Vol. IV partially detached. Bookplate.
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
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Travels in Palestine through the countries of Bashan and Gilead, East of the River Jordan, by James Silk Buckingham. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1821. English. First edition.
First edition of a travelogue of Palestine by James Silk Buckingham. Accompanied by many in-text illustrations and nine plates: the author's portrait, a large map of Palestine (folding), two maps of Jerusalem ("Ancient Jerusalem" and "Modern Jerusalem"), map of Jerash, three architectural sketches of edifices and temples and copies of inscriptions on monuments and tombstones.
James Silk Buckingham (1786-1855), English writer, born in Flushing. In late 1815, he travelled to the Middle East, visiting Egypt, Lebanon, Acre, Nazareth, Caesarea, Jaffa, Ramla, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Jericho, Jerash, and more.
XXV, [1], 553, [1] pp. + [9] plates, 27 cm. Good condition. Stains (mainly to plates and margins of leaves). Some worming (not affecting text or prints). Small tears to first leaves. Two bookplates. Leather-covered boards, with gilt design. Abrasions and blemishes to binding. Loss to upper spine. Front board detached. Back board loose.
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
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Travels in Syria and the Holy Land, by the late John Lewis Burckhardt; published by the Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa. London: John Murray, 1822. English.
Description of the travels of the Swiss traveler and Orientalist Johann Ludwig Burckhardt in Syria and Palestine. Illustrated with seven plates: portrait of the author in Muslim attire (frontispiece lithograph), large (folding) map of Syria, Map of the Haouran, Valley of the Orontes, Plan of the ruins of Djerash, Plan of the ruins of Amman or Philadelpheia, and Plan of Wady Musa.
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt (1784-1817), a Swiss traveler, best known for rediscovering the ruins of Petra, Jordan. In ca. 1806, he was employed by the London Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa to lead an expedition for finding the sources of the Niger River (the present book was published by the association). In preparation for the journey and intending to introduce himself as a Muslim during his research, he studied Arabic and travelled to the East to familiarize himself with Muslim customs. In 1809, he travelled to Syria and during his stay there went on several trips. In his trips he adopted a Muslim name – Sheikh Ibrahim ibn Abdallah – and tried to integrate into the communities he visited. Burckhardt fell ill and passed away in Cairo, before his expedition to Africa, and was buried there in a Muslim cemetery.
[1] f., XXIII, [3], 668 pp. + [7] plates, 27 cm. Good condition. Stains. Some tears to edges of folding maps. Worming to binding and some leaves, not affecting text. Pieces of paper for reinforcement to inside front seam. Bookplate to inside front board. Binding worn. Tears, damage and losses to spine.
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