Auction 16 - פלשתינה
Pleasure Excursion to the Holy Land
By Trē Zouzē
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May 25, 2022
Masaryk 14, Tel Aviv, Israel
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A rare collection of Palestine books, travel books to the Levant, maps, photographs of the Holy Land and more.
* The books can be picked up independently from our address at Masaryk 14, Tel Aviv, between Sunday-Thursday 10:00-17:00, or delivery (in Israel) at a cost of 45 NIS. Shipments abroad will be calculated according to destination and weight.
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LOT 31:
The Land of Gilead by Laurence Oliphant - First Edition - 1880
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The Land of Gilead by Laurence Oliphant - First Edition - 1880
The Land of Gilead with Excursions in the Lebanon. by: Laurence Oliphant.
William Blackwood and Sons, London, 1880.
First edition. Laurence Oliphant (1829-1888) was, among others, a Member of Parliament, author, intelligence agent, mystic and Christian Zionist. Around 1878, Oliphant devised the Gilead Plan, which aimed to develop a Jewish agricultural colony in Palestine. In 1879 he sailed to investigate the conditions for the establishment of the settlement, and accumulated funding for the purchase of land and the settling of Jewish refugees in the Galilee region. Includes nine illustrations and a large, folding color map at the end of the book. Beautiful cover with ornaments in gold and silver.
English, 538 pages, good condition (library copy with stamps at the beginning). 23X15 cm.
