Auction 21
Eretz Israel, anti-Semitism, Holocaust, postcards and photographs, Autographs, Travel books, Judaica
By DYNASTY
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Jun 26, 2023
Avraham Ferrara 1, Jerusalem, Israel
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The auction will take place on Monday, June 26, 2023, at 19:00 (Israel time) with an announcement.
Dear customers, an interesting and important catalog containing many rare and important historical items in the many fields in which we deal, we are happy for any question, inquiry, and delivery of all the necessary information beyond what is written in the catalog.
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LOT 200:
VERS JERUSALEM - 'To Jerusalem' - an early photo book. Tours (France), c. 1900
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Sold for: $160 (₪581)
₪581
Start price:
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150
Buyer's Premium: 23%
VAT: 18%
On commission only
Users from foreign countries may be exempted from tax payments, according to the relevant tax regulations
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VERS JERUSALEM - 'To Jerusalem' - an early photo book. Tours (France), c. 1900
VERS JERUSALEM - 'To Jerusalem' Photo book by HENRI GUERLIN - published by MAISON ALFRED MAME ET FILS, Tours (France), c. 1900. Explanations, background, and descriptions in French.
A book with 150 important photographs of Jerusalem and its surroundings by the author, which were first published in this edition, and not known from any other source, as well as many drawings - Jerusalem Jews of various ethnicities in traditional clothing, crowded markets in late 19th century Jerusalem, interesting landscape photographs, and many more. Many of them are large photographs on boards covering an entire page, and the rest are integrated in the body of the text. The text contains important quotes from famous personalities about Eretz Israel and its future.
252 p. Large format 33 cm. Original red cover with gilt inscription in embossing, and a photograph of nomads riding camels. Slight bending on the front cover. Good Condition.
