Auction 021 Online Auction – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
Jan 14, 2020 (Your local time)
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LOT 33:

"Bulletin Levant Fair" – Informational Booklet from the First "Levant Fair" – Tel-Aviv, 1932.

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Bulletin Levant Fair. [Tel-Aviv]: Gestetner press, 1932. Hebrew and English.
Informational booklet (mimeographed typescript) published during the first Levant Fair that took place in Tel-Aviv in April 1932. Contains a description of the goals of the fair and the advantages of it being located on the shore of Tel-Aviv, a list of the pavilions, the opening speeches of Mayor Meir Dizengoff and High Commissioner Arthur Wauchope (with their portraits and facsimile signatures), and more.
The booklet was printed at "The Gestetner stand in the British pavilion" and is accompanied by a plate with a map of the various pavilions of the fair. Printed on the cover of the booklet is the logo of the "Flying Camel" designed especially for the 1932 Levant Fair by the chief architect of the fair, Aryeh Elhanani.
[18] pp + [1] plate (folded). Approx. 26X21 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes. A small tear to the plate. Stains and small tears to cover.

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