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 157:

Wilhelm Tal, by Friedrich Schiller, play, special edition, leather binding

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

Wilhelm Tal, by Friedrich Schiller, play, special edition, leather binding
Wilhelm Tell was a legendary hero who, according to various myths, lived in the canton of Uri in Switzerland at the beginning of the 14th century. The legend associated with him documents him as a brave farmer who led the Swiss struggle to gain freedom from the rule of the House of Habsburg, and for people around the world Wilhelm Tal symbolizes personal and political freedom.

The book  was printed in honor of the 125th anniversary of the play's first performance in Weimar in March 1804
Luxurious leather cover
Plenty of illustrations
214 p
20*26 cm
Good general condition

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