Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
Including: Items from the Estate of Ruth Dayan, Old Master Works, Israeli Art and Numismatics
December 21, 2021
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $200
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium
Four volumes of "Picturesque Palestine" and the supplement "Social Life in Egypt". London: J. S. Virtue and Co., [ca. 1880-1884].
1-4. Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt, edited by Charles W. Wilson. London, [ca. 1880-1884]. Four volumes (complete set). A comprehensive collection of articles about the history, geography and archeology of Palestine and its surroundings, and about the Jewish, Muslim and Christian residents of the area, written by renowned British scholars (such as Charles Wilson, Henry Baker Tristram, Charles Warren and others). The articles are accompanied by 42 engraved plates (steel engravings; including engraved title pages), two large color maps (a map of Palestine and a map of Sinai and Egypt) and hundreds of in-text illustrations (woodcuts). The engraved plates, depicting the views and inhabitants of Palestine and its surroundings, were made after works by Harry Fenn and John Douglas Woodward. Volume I : X, 240 pp. [2] ff. + [10] plates. Volume II : VI, 240 pp. [2] ff. + [12] plates. Volume III : VI, 240 pp. [2] ff. + [11] plates and [1] map (on a double-spread plates). Volume IV : VI, 236 pp. [2] ff. + [9] plates and [1] map (on a double-spread plate). 32 cm. Condition varies. Good overall condition. Minor blemishes and stains. Minor blemishes, tears, abrasions and repairs to bindings (spines and edges). 5. Social Life in Egypt, a Description of the Country and its People, a Supplement to Picturesque Palestine, by Stanley lane-Poole. London, [1884]. The book deals with Egyptian society and its lifestyle and contains six engraved plates (steel engravings; including an engraved title page) and numerous illustrations. The book was published separately, but was presented as a supplement to the "Picturesque Palestine" book series. VI, 138 pp., [2] ff. + [6] engraved plates, 32 cm. Good condition. Stains and blemishes. Abrasions and tears to edges of binding.
All five books are bound in fine original (matching) bindings with gilt designs. Gilt edges.
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