Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection

Three Pressed Flowers Albums / Luncz Press and Monsohn Press

Opening: $400
Unsold
Three pressed flowers albums from Palestine (two also include illustrations of Palestine). Jerusalem, late 19th century / early 20th century.
1. Flowers of the Holy Land, Natural Flowers Collected from the Holiest Sites in Palestine, authored by Abraham Moses Luncz. [Jerusalem: Luncz Press, 1896]. Text printed in Hebrew and German; with German title page.
2. Blumen u. Ansichten Aus dem Heiligen Lande. Jerusalem: A. L. Monsohn Press, [late 19th century]. German and other languages. High-quality lithographic color illustrations of Palestine. Album title also appears in English. Place names given in five languages. Binding slightly loose. Blemishes to spine.
3. Flowers and Views of the Holy Land, Jerusalem. Printer and publisher not indicated, [Jerusalem, early 20th century]. Album title in German, Hebrew, and English. Place names given in four languages. Handwritten inscription (English) on front pastedown: "Souvenir of Eleventh Zionist Congress […] Sept. 1913."
Size varies. Condition varies, good-fair overall.
Palestine
Palestine