Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture

Including: sketches by Ze'ev Raban and Bezalel items, hildren's books, avant-garde books, rare ladino periodicals, and more

"Our Kaiser in Palestine" – Children's Book regarding the Visit of Kaiser Wilhelm II to Palestine – 1898

Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Unser Kaiser in Palästina ["Our Kaiser in Palestine"], by Hans Forsten. Berlin: Globus, [1898]. German.
Book for young people relating milestones in the journey of Kaiser Wilhelm II and his wife, Augusta Victoria, through the cities of the Ottoman Empire in 1898, with the highlight being the imperial visit to Jerusalem. Featuring two color illustrations, and photographs, mostly taken in the course of the visit. Elegant binding, with color illustration of the Kaiser on horseback. Handwritten dedication (in German) on front flyleaf, dated Berlin, 1898.
[2] ff., 211, [1] p., + [16] plates (14 photographic plates and 2 color illustration plates), 22.5 cm. Good condition. Minor tears to edges of several leaves, not affecting text. Notations on back of first plate. Endpapers reinforced with strips of adhesive tape. Minor blemishes to binding; abrasions to spine (part of decoration on spine abraded).
Journey of Kaiser Wilhelm II to the Holy Land
Journey of Kaiser Wilhelm II to the Holy Land