Auction 73 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art

Ya'akov Ben Dov – Three Postcard Booklets – Jerusalem and the Temple Mount

Opening: $400
Sold for: $500
Including buyer's premium
Three postcard booklets published by Ya'akov Ben Dov (Jacob Bendow) with photographs of Jerusalem. Jerusalem, [the first decades of the 20th century].
1. "Das Alte Jerusalem", "Serie I", a booklet holding twelve postcards with photographs of Jerusalem and its vicinity: The Western Wall, Absalom's Pillar, Zechariah's Tomb, HaShilo'ach Spring, Rachel's Tomb, and more.
2. "Jerusalem 20 Views", "Serie I", a booklet holding twenty postcards with photographs of Jerusalem and its vicinity: The Western Wall, David's Tower, a view of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, the Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue, the Golden Gate and the Damascus gate, Absalom's Pillar, Zechariah's Tomb, and more. Front cover designed by Ze'ev Raban.
3. "Omar Moschee Jerusalem", a booklet holding twenty postcards with photographs of the Temple Mount plaza: the Dome of the Rock and the Foundation Stone, Al-Aqsa Mosque, and more.
Approx. 15X9 cm. Condition varies.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Souvenirs from Palestine, Postcards and "Shanah Tovah" Greeting Cards
Souvenirs from Palestine, Postcards and "Shanah Tovah" Greeting Cards