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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
Opening: $300
Sold for: $1,188
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Twelve Hebrew maps of Palestine. Palestine and Poland, [ca. 1910s–1947].
Twelve Hebrew maps of Palestine that focus upon Jewish settlement, Keren Hayesod’s and JNF’s work in Israel, and more. • Map of Palestine and the agricultural colonies published by A. Landau, Jerusalem, [ca. 1913–1917]. Color map, folded, in a cover that contains geographical and demographic information, including a list of the agricultural colonies in Palestine. • Five maps published by JNF showing the scope of the Jewish settlement in Palestine, and particularly the areas where JNF assisted in settlement, 1924 to 1934. • Map of Palestine edited by Abraham Jacob Brawer, Tel Aviv: Dvir, 5685 (1925) (two copies). • Palestine, a map of the Jewish settlements, Keren Hayesod’s settlement enterprise, 5681–5707 [1921–1947]. Published by the Irrigation Office of the Jewish Agency’s Agricultural Settlement Department, Palestine, 1946. Large map showing the residential communities founded by Keren Hayesod. • Map of Palestine, edited by H. [Haim] Goldberg. Two copies (different from one another).
Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
Provenance: Rimon Family Collection.
Twelve Hebrew maps of Palestine that focus upon Jewish settlement, Keren Hayesod’s and JNF’s work in Israel, and more. • Map of Palestine and the agricultural colonies published by A. Landau, Jerusalem, [ca. 1913–1917]. Color map, folded, in a cover that contains geographical and demographic information, including a list of the agricultural colonies in Palestine. • Five maps published by JNF showing the scope of the Jewish settlement in Palestine, and particularly the areas where JNF assisted in settlement, 1924 to 1934. • Map of Palestine edited by Abraham Jacob Brawer, Tel Aviv: Dvir, 5685 (1925) (two copies). • Palestine, a map of the Jewish settlements, Keren Hayesod’s settlement enterprise, 5681–5707 [1921–1947]. Published by the Irrigation Office of the Jewish Agency’s Agricultural Settlement Department, Palestine, 1946. Large map showing the residential communities founded by Keren Hayesod. • Map of Palestine, edited by H. [Haim] Goldberg. Two copies (different from one another).
Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
Provenance: Rimon Family Collection.
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
Opening: $100
Sold for: $125
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Three books:
1. Jerusalem, the saga of the Holy City, by Michael Avi-Yonah, David Amiran, Julius Rothschild and H. Meyer. Introduction by Benjamin Mazar. Jerusalem: Universitas, 1954.
A copy out of a limited edition with hand-colored prints.
2. The Holy Land in old prints and maps by Zev Vilnay. Jerusalem: Reuven Mass, 1963.
The book is accompanied by more than 500 illustrations and photographs of various sites in Palestine.
Enclosed are letters exchanged between Zev Vilany, Reuven Mass and Hermann Meyer.
3. Maps of the Holy Land, Cartobibliography of Printed Maps, 1475-1900. New-York – Amsterdam: R. Liss-Meridian, 1986.
Bibliography of about 1170 maps of Palestine printed between the years 1475-1900, from the collection of Eran Laor. 23 color plates.
Enclosed are two copies of an essay by Prof. Naftali Kadmon: "Principles of Universal Cartography and their demonstration by maps in the Laor collection". (Hebrew).
Size and condition vary.
1. Jerusalem, the saga of the Holy City, by Michael Avi-Yonah, David Amiran, Julius Rothschild and H. Meyer. Introduction by Benjamin Mazar. Jerusalem: Universitas, 1954.
A copy out of a limited edition with hand-colored prints.
2. The Holy Land in old prints and maps by Zev Vilnay. Jerusalem: Reuven Mass, 1963.
The book is accompanied by more than 500 illustrations and photographs of various sites in Palestine.
Enclosed are letters exchanged between Zev Vilany, Reuven Mass and Hermann Meyer.
3. Maps of the Holy Land, Cartobibliography of Printed Maps, 1475-1900. New-York – Amsterdam: R. Liss-Meridian, 1986.
Bibliography of about 1170 maps of Palestine printed between the years 1475-1900, from the collection of Eran Laor. 23 color plates.
Enclosed are two copies of an essay by Prof. Naftali Kadmon: "Principles of Universal Cartography and their demonstration by maps in the Laor collection". (Hebrew).
Size and condition vary.
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
Opening: $350
Sold for: $475
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38 prints of sites in Jerusalem and the vicinity and other places in Palestine. Most were printed in England, [19th century (a few prints are later)].
The collection includes prints from different books, including "The Holy Land" by David Roberts, "Picturesque Palestine", "The Christian in Palestine", and more. Some of the prints were created after paintings by William Turner, William Henry Bartlett, Thomas Allom, and others.
One of the prints, taken from issue no. 18 of "The Illustrated London News", December 1858, depicts the windmill built by Moses Montefiore outside the walls of Jerusalem that year.
Some of the prints are hand-colored.
Size and condition vary. Good to fair-poor overall condition. Some of the prints are contained in plastic envelopes and were unexamined out of them.
Provenance: Collection of the Jerusalem Foundation founded by Teddy Kollek.
The proceeds from the sale of this item will go to the Jerusalem Foundation and will be allocated for supporting projects in Jerusalem.
The collection includes prints from different books, including "The Holy Land" by David Roberts, "Picturesque Palestine", "The Christian in Palestine", and more. Some of the prints were created after paintings by William Turner, William Henry Bartlett, Thomas Allom, and others.
One of the prints, taken from issue no. 18 of "The Illustrated London News", December 1858, depicts the windmill built by Moses Montefiore outside the walls of Jerusalem that year.
Some of the prints are hand-colored.
Size and condition vary. Good to fair-poor overall condition. Some of the prints are contained in plastic envelopes and were unexamined out of them.
Provenance: Collection of the Jerusalem Foundation founded by Teddy Kollek.
The proceeds from the sale of this item will go to the Jerusalem Foundation and will be allocated for supporting projects in Jerusalem.
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
Opening: $200
Sold for: $813
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Three lithographs – views in Palestine after paintings by David Roberts:
1. Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives. Published by F. G. Moon, [London], 1841. (Dated in the plate 1839).
2. Jerusalem from the road leading to Bethany. Published by F.G. Moon, [London], 1841. Signed, titled and dated in the plate (1839).
3. Tiberias. Published by F.G. Moon [London], 1844. Signed, titled and dated in the plate (1839).
David Roberts (1796-1864), active in London, was among the 19th century pioneer artists who traveled to the Near East to draw its landscapes and distribute their works in Europe. Roberts drew watercolors in situ, later transforming them into lithographs available for the public.
43.5X61.5 cm. Good overall condition. Stains. Tears and folds at margins and corners.
1. Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives. Published by F. G. Moon, [London], 1841. (Dated in the plate 1839).
2. Jerusalem from the road leading to Bethany. Published by F.G. Moon, [London], 1841. Signed, titled and dated in the plate (1839).
3. Tiberias. Published by F.G. Moon [London], 1844. Signed, titled and dated in the plate (1839).
David Roberts (1796-1864), active in London, was among the 19th century pioneer artists who traveled to the Near East to draw its landscapes and distribute their works in Europe. Roberts drew watercolors in situ, later transforming them into lithographs available for the public.
43.5X61.5 cm. Good overall condition. Stains. Tears and folds at margins and corners.
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
Opening: $100
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Landscape Illustrations of the Bible, Consisting of Views of the Most Remarkable Places Mentioned in the Old and New Testaments by Thomas Hartwell Home, London: John Murray, 1836. English. Two volumes.
The volumes include 97 engraved plates altogether (including the title pages of both volumes), depicting sites mentioned in the Bible and in the New Testament. Engravings are by William Finden and Edward Francis Finden after paintings by William Turner, Augustus Wall Callcott, David Roberts, and others. The engravings depict, among other things, views and sites in Palestine (Jerusalem, Mount Tabor, Mount Carmel, Kishon River and more), Egypt, Jordan, Syria and more places. The engravings are accompanied by texts about the different sites.
Volume I: XII, [89] text pages + [50] plates; Vol. II: IV, 89 text pages + [47] plates, 23 cm. Leather gilt decorated bindings. Gilt edges. Good condition. Stains. Paper labels on the inside front bindings. Minor blemishes to corners and margins of bindings.
The volumes include 97 engraved plates altogether (including the title pages of both volumes), depicting sites mentioned in the Bible and in the New Testament. Engravings are by William Finden and Edward Francis Finden after paintings by William Turner, Augustus Wall Callcott, David Roberts, and others. The engravings depict, among other things, views and sites in Palestine (Jerusalem, Mount Tabor, Mount Carmel, Kishon River and more), Egypt, Jordan, Syria and more places. The engravings are accompanied by texts about the different sites.
Volume I: XII, [89] text pages + [50] plates; Vol. II: IV, 89 text pages + [47] plates, 23 cm. Leather gilt decorated bindings. Gilt edges. Good condition. Stains. Paper labels on the inside front bindings. Minor blemishes to corners and margins of bindings.
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
Opening: $100
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Journal of a Tour in the Holy Land, in May and June, 1840, by Lady Francis Egerton. With lithographic views, from original drawings, by Lord Francis Egerton. London: Harrison and Co., 1841. English.
Journal of a Tour in the Holy Land by Lady Egerton and her husband, Lord Francis Egerton, first earl of Ellesmere, in May and June 1840. With four lithographic plates showing views of Palestine.
Francis Egerton (1800-1857), who was known for his support of the arts, was himself a writer. The lithographs that accompany the journal are based on his drawings.
In the introduction to the book, Lady Egerton states that the profits from the printing and distribution of the book will be donated to the Ladies’ Hibernian Female School Society, a women’s institution in Ireland.
[4] leaves, 141 pp. + 4 plates. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains. Front endpaper is partially detached. Small tears at the inner margin of the first leaf. Bookplate on the inside front cover. Slight damage to the binding.
Journal of a Tour in the Holy Land by Lady Egerton and her husband, Lord Francis Egerton, first earl of Ellesmere, in May and June 1840. With four lithographic plates showing views of Palestine.
Francis Egerton (1800-1857), who was known for his support of the arts, was himself a writer. The lithographs that accompany the journal are based on his drawings.
In the introduction to the book, Lady Egerton states that the profits from the printing and distribution of the book will be donated to the Ladies’ Hibernian Female School Society, a women’s institution in Ireland.
[4] leaves, 141 pp. + 4 plates. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains. Front endpaper is partially detached. Small tears at the inner margin of the first leaf. Bookplate on the inside front cover. Slight damage to the binding.
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
Opening: $200
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Scenes in the East, by H.B. Tristram. London: the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1884. English.
A book by Henry Baker Tristram (1822-1906) about sites in Palestine and the surroundings. The book is accompanied by twelve color prints after photographs by James Graham, Francis Frith and other photographers. Among the prints: Sidon, Pool of Siloam, Jordan River, Bethlehem, Nazareth, and more.
One of the prints shows Jaffa with a view to the north in the direction of the future site of Tel-Aviv. The photograph after which this print was created is one of the earliest photographs portraying this area, prior to the establishment of Tel-Aviv.
[2] leaves, 49, [1] pp, [12] plates. 17.5 cm. Gilt edges. Good-fair condition. Some stains. First three leaves are detached. Several loose leaves. Creases, folds and some tears to tissue guards. Handwritten dedication on front endpaper. Minor blemishes to spine and to corners of binding.
A book by Henry Baker Tristram (1822-1906) about sites in Palestine and the surroundings. The book is accompanied by twelve color prints after photographs by James Graham, Francis Frith and other photographers. Among the prints: Sidon, Pool of Siloam, Jordan River, Bethlehem, Nazareth, and more.
One of the prints shows Jaffa with a view to the north in the direction of the future site of Tel-Aviv. The photograph after which this print was created is one of the earliest photographs portraying this area, prior to the establishment of Tel-Aviv.
[2] leaves, 49, [1] pp, [12] plates. 17.5 cm. Gilt edges. Good-fair condition. Some stains. First three leaves are detached. Several loose leaves. Creases, folds and some tears to tissue guards. Handwritten dedication on front endpaper. Minor blemishes to spine and to corners of binding.
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
Opening: $200
Sold for: $275
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Jerusalem: The Holy City, by Charles Warren. London: J. S. Virtue and Co., 1889. English.
A book by Charles Wilson that gives an overview of the city of Jerusalem in words and images. It contains engravings that depict Jerusalem and its environs: view of Jerusalem from Mount Scopus, view of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, al-Eizariya (Bethany), and a view of the Mount of Olives from Mount Zion. The book also contains dozens of illustrations depicting gates, monasteries, and churches, people, attires, and markets in the Jerusalem region. Explanations and descriptions appear alongside the illustrations.
Captain Charles Wilson, who arrived in Jerusalem in 1864 at the head of an engineering team, served for decades as a military engineer, land surveyor, and archaeologist in the service of the British government and army. He published several books and albums about Palestine over the years.
XXII, 120 pp. + [4] plates (with tissue guards) and [1] map, 35.5 cm. Gilt edges. Overall good condition. Stains (mostly light). Minor blemishes. A tear at the joint between the front endpaper and binding. One engraving is partially detached. Loose pages; the binding is slightly damaged, mainly on the spine and at the edges.
A book by Charles Wilson that gives an overview of the city of Jerusalem in words and images. It contains engravings that depict Jerusalem and its environs: view of Jerusalem from Mount Scopus, view of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, al-Eizariya (Bethany), and a view of the Mount of Olives from Mount Zion. The book also contains dozens of illustrations depicting gates, monasteries, and churches, people, attires, and markets in the Jerusalem region. Explanations and descriptions appear alongside the illustrations.
Captain Charles Wilson, who arrived in Jerusalem in 1864 at the head of an engineering team, served for decades as a military engineer, land surveyor, and archaeologist in the service of the British government and army. He published several books and albums about Palestine over the years.
XXII, 120 pp. + [4] plates (with tissue guards) and [1] map, 35.5 cm. Gilt edges. Overall good condition. Stains (mostly light). Minor blemishes. A tear at the joint between the front endpaper and binding. One engraving is partially detached. Loose pages; the binding is slightly damaged, mainly on the spine and at the edges.
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
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Composite photograph mounted on cardboard, combining portraits of the editors, publishers, managers, and writers of HaShiloah journal from Volume 1 to Volume 25. Odessa: HaShiloah, [1912?].
This composite photograph is comprised of rows upon rows of small portraits of the writers of HaShiloah. Among those photographed: The editors, Asher Ginsberg (Ahad Ha’am), Joseph Klausner, and Haim Nahman Bialik, the publisher Menahem Ussishkin, and the manager Haim Katznelson, as well as many of the important Jewish writers of the early twentieth century: Yosef Haim Brenner, Shaul Tchernichovsky, Max Nordau, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, and others.
The publisher’s name appears in the lower right-hand corner, and the caption "Photographia ‘Vereshchagin,’ Odessa…" appears in the lower left-hand corner.
35.5X29 cm. Good-fair condition. Damage, tears, and open tears (mostly minor) at the edges of the photographs. Stains, damage, and peelings on the cardboard.
Provenance: Rimon Family Collection.
This composite photograph is comprised of rows upon rows of small portraits of the writers of HaShiloah. Among those photographed: The editors, Asher Ginsberg (Ahad Ha’am), Joseph Klausner, and Haim Nahman Bialik, the publisher Menahem Ussishkin, and the manager Haim Katznelson, as well as many of the important Jewish writers of the early twentieth century: Yosef Haim Brenner, Shaul Tchernichovsky, Max Nordau, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, and others.
The publisher’s name appears in the lower right-hand corner, and the caption "Photographia ‘Vereshchagin,’ Odessa…" appears in the lower left-hand corner.
35.5X29 cm. Good-fair condition. Damage, tears, and open tears (mostly minor) at the edges of the photographs. Stains, damage, and peelings on the cardboard.
Provenance: Rimon Family Collection.
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
Opening: $300
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Collection of photographs of youth movements in Poland. [ca. 1920s-30s].
Among the photographs: • Two group photographs, titled in the plate: "Moshevet Kfirim Homoty 1926" and "Moshevet HaMenahalim be'Homoty'" (presumably these are photographs of "HaShomer Hatza'ir" group in Homoty, Poland). • Group photographs of youth movement members exercising acrobatics, and photographs of bicycle rides, a youth orchestra and more. • A group photograph of youth from Siemiatycze, titled in the plate: "Va'ad shel Sifriyat 'Tarbut' Siemiatycze 1927". • Photograph portraying a group of girls, titled in the plate: "kvutzat Kfirot 'Laor'…1929". • Photographs of "HaShomer Hatza'ir" exhibition, titled on the back in handwriting: "HaTa'arucha HaShomrit HaRishona. Warsaw, Hanukkah, 1924".
Enclosed: • Postcard with a letter in Yiddish to J. Syr (this collection of photographs belonged, most probably, to a member of the Syr family from Siemiatycze. On some of the photographs appear handwritten dedications to family members). • Group photograph from the first convention of newcomers from Siemiatycze in Tel-Aviv, 1934 (titled in the plate).
Most photographs are divided on the back for use as a postcard.
Total of 26 items (25 photographs and one postcard). Size and condition vary.
Among the photographs: • Two group photographs, titled in the plate: "Moshevet Kfirim Homoty 1926" and "Moshevet HaMenahalim be'Homoty'" (presumably these are photographs of "HaShomer Hatza'ir" group in Homoty, Poland). • Group photographs of youth movement members exercising acrobatics, and photographs of bicycle rides, a youth orchestra and more. • A group photograph of youth from Siemiatycze, titled in the plate: "Va'ad shel Sifriyat 'Tarbut' Siemiatycze 1927". • Photograph portraying a group of girls, titled in the plate: "kvutzat Kfirot 'Laor'…1929". • Photographs of "HaShomer Hatza'ir" exhibition, titled on the back in handwriting: "HaTa'arucha HaShomrit HaRishona. Warsaw, Hanukkah, 1924".
Enclosed: • Postcard with a letter in Yiddish to J. Syr (this collection of photographs belonged, most probably, to a member of the Syr family from Siemiatycze. On some of the photographs appear handwritten dedications to family members). • Group photograph from the first convention of newcomers from Siemiatycze in Tel-Aviv, 1934 (titled in the plate).
Most photographs are divided on the back for use as a postcard.
Total of 26 items (25 photographs and one postcard). Size and condition vary.
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
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"Commemorating the first convention of Brit Trumpeldor in Poland, 21.VII–28.VII 1930," photograph album. Warsaw, 1930.
Seventeen photographs in an album (mounted in the album), depicting the members of Betar at a national convention in Poland. The photographs depict military parades, tent camps, and the field kitchen, among other things. On the front cover appears a gilt title with Stars of David, and on the first leaf appears a handwritten dedication to "Mr. Blilovsky" dated October 27, 1930, Warsaw.
On the first national convention of Betar in Poland, see enclosed material.
Photographs: approx. 9X12 cm (four photographs are smaller). Good condition. Slight stains and blemishes. Two photographs with tears. Album: approx. 12.5X17.5 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes.
Seventeen photographs in an album (mounted in the album), depicting the members of Betar at a national convention in Poland. The photographs depict military parades, tent camps, and the field kitchen, among other things. On the front cover appears a gilt title with Stars of David, and on the first leaf appears a handwritten dedication to "Mr. Blilovsky" dated October 27, 1930, Warsaw.
On the first national convention of Betar in Poland, see enclosed material.
Photographs: approx. 9X12 cm (four photographs are smaller). Good condition. Slight stains and blemishes. Two photographs with tears. Album: approx. 12.5X17.5 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes.
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Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 23, 2019
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Photograph documenting a meeting between Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook and Winston Churchill [Palestine, 1921?]. Photographer unknown.
The photograph, which depicts Rabbi Kook speaking with Churchill, was evidently taken in 1921 during Churchill’s visit to Palestine during his term as Secretary of State for the Colonies. During the visit, Churchill stayed in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and other locations, and met with many public figures.
12X9 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes at the corners.
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