Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
Three Volumes of Photographs of Jaffa by Frank Scholten – French and Dutch Editions
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Three volumes containing Dutch photographer Frank (Francois) Scholten's photographs – French edition (two volumes) and Dutch edition (single volume).
Volumes include high-quality reproductions of photographs taken by Frank Scholten in the course of his visit to Jaffa in the early 1920s – photos of various landscapes and sites in the city, of its inhabitants of all faiths and ethnicities, and of fruits, plants, animals, and other subjects.
1-2. La Palestine Illustrée, by Francois Scholten. Paris: Jean Budry & Co., [1929]. French. Two volumes (Vols. I-II).
First volume titled "La Porte D'Entrée Jaffa," contains 499 photographic reproductions. Second volume, "Jaffa La Belle," includes 371 photographic reproductions. Each photograph accompanied by relevant printed quote from the Bible, Talmud, or Qur'an. Printed in 1,000 copies.
3. Palestina, Bijbel, Talmud, Koran, by Frank Scholten. Leiden: A. W. Sijthoff, 1935. Dutch. First volume only (of two).
This volume, dedicated to the city of Jaffa, contains 449 photographic reproductions. Printed in 1,000 copies.
27 cm. Overall good condition.
Volumes include high-quality reproductions of photographs taken by Frank Scholten in the course of his visit to Jaffa in the early 1920s – photos of various landscapes and sites in the city, of its inhabitants of all faiths and ethnicities, and of fruits, plants, animals, and other subjects.
1-2. La Palestine Illustrée, by Francois Scholten. Paris: Jean Budry & Co., [1929]. French. Two volumes (Vols. I-II).
First volume titled "La Porte D'Entrée Jaffa," contains 499 photographic reproductions. Second volume, "Jaffa La Belle," includes 371 photographic reproductions. Each photograph accompanied by relevant printed quote from the Bible, Talmud, or Qur'an. Printed in 1,000 copies.
3. Palestina, Bijbel, Talmud, Koran, by Frank Scholten. Leiden: A. W. Sijthoff, 1935. Dutch. First volume only (of two).
This volume, dedicated to the city of Jaffa, contains 449 photographic reproductions. Printed in 1,000 copies.
27 cm. Overall good condition.
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