Auction 13 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Geography Study Book – Tashkent, 1920

Opening: $150
Sold for: $2,250
Including buyer's premium
General geography, by Y.Z. Amtin-Shapira. Published by the Komisariat for Education, Tashkent [ Uzbekistan], [1920].
"Elementary physical geography based on the geography of Turkistan, with short methodology for teaching geography".
Rare study book in Hebrew, includes a Hebrew map of Turkistan and additional maps and drawings. 94 pages, 26.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Few comments and inscriptions in pencil. Restored tears. The first Hebrew book and one of the few Hebrew books printed in Tashkent. From the private collection of Dr. Israel Mehlman.
Eastern European Jewry
Eastern European Jewry