Auction 28 History and culture - the rise of the people and the heritage of Israel including travel and research books, language and literature, photographs and documents - Israel, Palestine and the Middle East
By Safra and Saifa
Aug 29, 2022
52 Hertzel st. Kfar - Saba , Israel

Our new catalog presents a section  dedicated to the estate of Zalman Shoken - the founder of Shoken Publishing, and the owner of the "Haaretz" newspaper, which he purchased at the end of 1935,

and other items from the estate of Prof. Emmanuel Marx - Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology - at Tel Aviv University, recipient of the Israel Prize for Sociology Research for the year 2018 and an honorary member of the British Royal Anthropological Institute.

These items include research books in history and language, travel books, poetry books in special editions and more....

Alongside these are displayed many  items for the history of the people of Israel and Zionism, photographs, letters, works by the best artists and other items.

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LOT 10:

Travel book in Eretz Israel - London, 1860, hand-painted lithographs

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Auction took place on Aug 29, 2022 at Safra and Saifa

Travel book in Eretz Israel - London, 1860, hand-painted lithographs
The Hills and Plains of Palestine, With Illustrations and Description by Miss. L. M. Cubley. Day & Son Publishing. London, 1860. English.
A description of Lucy Matilda Cubley's journey through the Land of Israel, accompanied by hand-painted lithographs, printed based on paintings and drawings made by her (most of the landscapes, sites and figures in Jerusalem and its surroundings).

Hardcover, decorated with gilded reliefs
57 pages, 28 lithographs in the body of the book + one at the top of the book.
21 * 29 cm
Yellowing spots
Good general condition

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