Yaakov Benor-Kalter – Four Photography Albums – 1920s-1930s

Four albums with photographs and views of Eretz Israel and Jerusalem, by photographer Yaakov Benor-Kalter (1897-1969):

1. Eretz Israel, A Collection of Views of the Holy Land, by Yaakov Benor-Kalter. Jerusalem: Migdal, 1925.

List of plates at the beginning, in Hebrew and English. Among the subjects: Rachel's Tomb, Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, the Temple Mount, Arab coffee house in Jaffa, Haifa from Mount Carmel, Jericho by moonlight, and others.

[3] leaves + 23 plates. One plate lacking (plate 18 – Tiberias). 30 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Original cloth-backed folder with ties.

2. Jerusalem, Twelve Views of the Old City, by Yaakov Benor-Kalter. Jerusalem: Pro-Jerusalem Society, [1926].

Twelve large plates depicting the Temple Mount and streets of the Old City.

[1] title page + [12] plates. 28X38 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Original cloth-backed folder (without ties).

3-4. The Old City of Jerusalem, album of photo-etchings after photographs by Yaakov Benor-Kalter. Two editions: Jerusalem: Migdal, [1927] / Jerusalem: Divan, [1931].

Albums of photo-etchings of various sites in the Old City of Jerusalem, small format, mounted on paper boards, each plate titled in English and French. Including: the Old City from Mount Scopus, the Temple Mount, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Tower of David, Western Wall, Rachel's Tomb, and others.

Covers inscribed "Jerusalem", with illustration of the Dome of the Rock.

Two editions: [1] leaf + [22] plates; [1] leaf + [22] plates. 25-25.5 cm. Overall good condition. Irregular trimming to plate edges of the first edition. Cloth-backed bindings, with light stains and minor wear.