Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture

"Jerusalem" – Twelve Photogravures after Photographs by Jacob Bendow

Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
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"Yerushalayim, 12 Marot – J. Bendow" [Jerusalem, 12 Sights – J. Bendow], portfolio of photogravures, after photographs of J. Bendow. Jerusalem: J. Bendow, [1920s?].
Twelve plates with photogravures depicting sites in Jerusalem and its surroundings: the Western Wall, the Jewish Quarter of the Old City, Rachel's Tomb, Tomb of Absalom, and more. Accompanied by two leaves of table of contents, one in Hebrew and the other in English.
[12] plates, 29.5x41 cm (each plate has a tissue guard) + [2] leaves, 25cm. In an original portfolio. Good overall condition. Tears and blemishes to portfolio.
Enclosed: * An additional copy of one of the plates (Rachel's Tomb) * A plate depicting the Church of the Holy Sepulcher (of another series).
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
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