Auction 089 Kodesh books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic letters, Zionism, Erez Israel, Jodiaka objects and Jewish art
Jul 15, 2015
Israel
 3 Shatner Center 1st Floor Givat Shaul Jerusalem
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LOT 45:

Beautiful Travelogues. London Prints. [3]. 1864-1870

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Beautiful Travelogues. London Prints. [3]. 1864-1870
Three travelogues to the Holy Land with colored plates. London, 1864-1870. *Scenes in the East. First edition, London 1870. 49 pages. Includes 12 colored works of cities in the land and an eye-catching, impressive panoramic map of Jerusalem (28×53). (This map is missing from the copies in libraries). Gilt cut leaves and an illustrated, gilt binding. Fine condition. *Lakes and Rivers of the Bible. First edition, London 1864. 224 pages. Includes twelve colored illustrated plates of the water sources mentioned in the Bible, with protective parchment paper. The book features a geographic and musical description of the land. Gilt cut leaves and gilt binding. Very fine condition. *Jerusalem and its environs. Second edition. London, 1864. 224 pages. Includes 4 colored plates of Jerusalem (with protective parchment paper) that did not appear in the first edition. Geographic description of the land and its vegetation, along with a musical description with music notes for an Arabic wedding at the Dead Sea. Very fine condition. Gilt cut leaves and an illustrated, gilt binding. Inscription on the binding. Fine condition.

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