Auction 101 Part 2 Chassidut and Kabbalah | Jerusalem Printings | Letters and Manuscripts | Objects
Sefer Yerushalayim – Jerusalem, 1884 – Miniature Size, With Illustrations of the Holy Sites – Olive Wood Binding with Original Leather Spine
Sefer Yerushalayim, "providing a summary of the history and characteristics of the four holy sites", by Tuviah son of R. Yoel Moshe Salomon. Jerusalem: [Salomon], 1884.
An album book about the city of Jerusalem, in especially small, portable format, with illustrations depicting holy sites.
The name of the book ("Yerushalayim") and the borders of some illustrations are printed in gilt ink.
Original binding, with olive wood on both sides, original gilt-decorated leather spine, and color endpaper. The word "Yerushalayim" appears on the binding in black ink.
The author, Tuviah Salomon (1862-1951) was a printer, poet, writer and scholar, the son of R. Yoel Moshe Salomon.
Inside front board, small printed paper label (with author's name in Hebrew and Latin characters): "Gift from the author Toviah Salomon, Tobio Salamon, Jerusalem Palestina".
[2], 54, [14] pages. Approx. 8 cm. Gilt edges. Good condition. Stains. Original binding. Light damage to binding (front binding and spine mostly detached).
Sh. HaLevy, No. 456 (HaLevy notes: "Contains fascinating material about Jerusalem").
Rare album.
Contains [14] pages at the end with additional illustrations, as opposed to the [6] pages documented in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book and Sh. Halevy.