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Lot of 4 E. M. Lilien postcards from ”Erez Israel und sein Volk”: ”Jude aus Jemen III” (Jew from Yemen), ”Lastenträger” (Porters), ”Türken beim Gebet” (Turks at Prayer) and ”Bauchtänzerin” (Belly Dancer), published by B. Harz, Berlin - Lot of 4 art postcards by Ephraim Moses Lilien (1874-1925), one of the fathers of Jewish and Zionist art and among the founders of ”Bezalel” in Jerusalem: etchings of figures and scenes from Eretz Israel, with the artist's monogram in the plate. Published by Verlag von B. Harz, Berlin N 24, three of them inscribed on the back ”Aus dem Buche 'Erez Israel und sein Volk'” (from the book ”Eretz Israel and its People”). All unused. 1. ”Jude aus Jemen III” (Jew from Yemen III): portrait of an old Yemenite Jew in a skullcap, with long curled sidelocks and a full beard, the title handwritten in the plate. No. 78. 2. ”Lastenträger” (Porters): two porters climbing a steep path, the first carrying a large crate tied with a strap on his back, the second a wicker basket. No. 81. 3. ”Türken beim Gebet” (Turks at Prayer): Muslim worshippers kneeling and prostrating on rugs, with a mosque minaret and a figure on its balcony in the background. No. 88. 4. ”Bauchtänzerin” (Belly Dancer): an oriental dancer adorned with jewelry, in striped trousers, arms raised. No. 53, back with ”Verlag von B. Harz, Berlin N 24” only. Condition: signs of age and light wear to corners and edges, heavy stains on the back of card 3 and light stains on the back of card 2, worn corners and a creased corner on card 4, pencil notes on the backs.