Dag HaZahav [Gold Fish], theater for children in four acts. Illustrations: D.[David] Gilboa. Story: I. Ben-Zakai. "Da'at" publishing.
Pop-up book - in each spread are illustrated pop-up parts accompanying the text.
[8] pp, 12.5X14.5 cm. Good condition. Slight defects to binding and some of the pop-up parts. Tears to last spread. Original cardboard case, slightly damaged.
Not in NLI

Board game [Towns of Palestine lotto game?]. Color lithographic printing, [published by Binyamin Barlevi, Tel Aviv, early 1950s].
The board is illustrated with pictures of settlements, kibbutzim and towns, water-towers, industries etc. alongside illustrations of ancient coins.
Does not appear in "A Trip Across the Country, Games from Mr. Barlevy’s Store" (Exhibition catalogue, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel-Aviv, 1999).
50X69 cm. Fair condition. Stains and creases. Fold down the center of the board. Repaired tears and damage (some tears were reinforced with adhesive tape on verso).

"Milhamtenu, War of Israel's Revival in 1948, historic game". Published by B. Barlevi, Tel-Aviv, [late 1950s]. "Publication no. 201".
Didactic board game for children, "to learn about the Independence War". The game includes: colorful board ("Aviva" lithographic press), 51 playing cards, (out of 52), folded sheet with instructions and playing pieces.
Board: approx. 24X68 cm. Good overall condition. Slight stains and damages. Slight stains and tears to instructions sheet. Open tears to margins of some of the cards. One playing card is missing. Missing the original box.

Illustrated manuscript about cosmology, physiognomy and palmistry. [Italy, 17th or 18th century]. Italian.
A manuscript about cosmology, physiognomy and palmistry with quotations from Aristotle and Paracelsus. The composition opens with an introduction by the author, the doctor Iaddeo Aggetio.
The manuscript is written in two different handwritings and includes 49 illustrations – various portraits demonstrating how to define the character, personality and destiny of a person by the pattern of lines on his forehead [Metoposcopy – a form of divination common in the 16th-17th century]. A short explanatory text appears below each illustration.
The composition opens with a detailed illustration, spread on the entire page, of a person holding in his hand a physiognomy book; an angel above him holds a mirror and enables him to see the reflection of his face.
The manuscript is bound in a contemporary vellum binding. On the front endpaper appears an inscription in Italian – "Gift T. Samuel Semak [Semah?]", dated: "Pisa Li 13 Febb. 5553" [Pisa, Italy, February 1793].
Enclosed are two small pieces of paper with drawings of portraits (drafts for the manuscript?).
[22] leaves (illustrated title page and composition leaves), [9] blank leaves, [49] illustration leaves, 14.5 cm. Good-fair condition.
Stains. Dark stains and tears resulting from spreading ink and ink erosion (damaging the text and illustrations in several places). Worming. Slight creases. Small tear at the margin of one of the front endpapers. Vellum binding, with stains and slight defects. Faded inscription in (ancient) handwriting on spine.