Auction No. 114
Golden coins, Seforim, Chabad, Eretz Yisrael and Zionism, Letters from Rabbis and Rebbes, Holocaust and refugees.
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Four impressive engravings of Jerusalem, the Temple and the Land of Israel.
* Engraving with an early map of the Land of Israel, including a description of the Temple. English. 38x50 cm. Fine-very fine condition.
* Engraving with a detailed description of the Temple. 46x34 cm. Moderate-fine condition.
* Engraving of the view of the city of Jerusalem, 35x23 cm. Fine condition.
* Engraving with an early map of the Land of Israel, English, 78x25 cm. Fine condition.
Seven L'Shana Tova leaves, yahrzeit leaves, keter Torah, in color lithographic print, various places, first half of the 20th century.
Highlights: L'Shana Tova leaf in impressive lithograph print with many illustrations, some from Lilian's famous works, medallions from holy sites and the twelve tribes - Achva press, Jerusalem, yahrzeit leaf at Salomon Press with a picture of a group learning and the caption: 'מנין תלמידי החכמים שומרי התקנות' [Quorum of scholars fulfilling the regulations], yahrzeit leaf in the shape of large entrance columns to a funeral home, lithograph print - printed in Hungary and more.
Various sizes: 34x43 cm. - 24x31 cm. Various conditions: fine-very fine.
11 lithographs presenting sites and views in the Holy Land and the surrounding region by David Roberts, including captions. Plate-signed. They appeared in The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia, which was published in London in 1855.
Including: The city of Acre from the land (with a French army camp outside the city), antiquities of Nablus, Jericho, Ein Gedi and the Dead Sea, Ramlah, Lod and more.
David Roberts [1796-1864] began his career as a backdrop artist, and did not study art formally. He rose to prominence following a journey he took to the Middle East for 11 months during 1838-9 when he drew almost all he came across, returning to London with 272 sketches in his bag. He transferred the sketches to lithographs which were distributed to the general public, most of whom were exposed authentic views from the Land of Israel and environs for the first time. Roberts' works were considered the first and most important of the early 19 the century. They provided the first live depiction of life in the Land of Israel for European residents, who until that time were only acquainted with views of the Holy Land from the Bible.
Lithographs: 15x21 cm. Leaf: 21x29 cm.
The lithographs themselves are in very fine condition except for stains in the margins of the leaf in some of them.
8 lithographs depicting sites and views of the Land of Israel and environs by David Roberts, all captioned. Plate-signed. They appeared in The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia which was published in London in 1855.
The lithographs include: Damascus Gate, the port of Tyre, a view of Jaffa from the south, Haifa, the Carmel, and more.
David Roberts (1796-1864) started his career as a backdrop artist and did not formally study art. He became famous following an 11-month journey he took to the Middle East in 1838-9 when he drew almost all he came across. He returned to London with 272 sketched in his bag. He transferred the sketches to lithograph, and they were distributed to the broad public, most of whom encountered authentic views from the Land of Israel and environs for the first time. Roberts' works are considered the first and most important of the early 19th century. They provided the first live depiction of the Land of Israel for European residents who until then were acquainted with views of the Land only from the Bible.
Lithographs: 15x21 cm. 21x29 cm.
The lithographs themselves are in very fine condition, except for stains in margins of the leaf in some of them.






Das ostjüdische Antlitz, (The Face of Eastern European Jews). Berlin, 1920. First edition of 250 copies only. With dozens of lithographs by Hermann Struck. German.
The book was published in 1920 in a limited edition of 250 copies and was a great success. This is the edition before us. In 1922, a second edition of the book was published and in 1929, a third.
Arnold Zweig [1887-1968] was a Jewish-German author. From his youth he leaned towards socialism and Zionism. In 1920, he authored this book Das ostjüdische Antlitz, together with Hermann Struck. He left Bavaria in 1923 following the coup d'etat at Hitler's wine cellar and moved to Berlin. With the rise of the Nazis in 1933, Zweig was removed from the German literary society and his books were burned. Zweig escaped Berlin in 1934, immigrated to the Land of Israel and settled in Haifa. The communist authorities of East Germany invited Zweig to return to Germany in 1948. He accepted their invitation, moving to Germany, where he became known as a writer and a favorite of the authorities. For a certain period of time, he even served as a member of the parliament. In 1958, he was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize. He passed away in Berlin.
Hermann Struck [1876-1944], was a leading Jewish artist who immigrated to Israel, contributing more than any other artist to the development of graphic art in the Land of Israel; honored stature is reserved for him in Israel's cultural life. He was born to an Orthodox family in Berlin. As a young artist he became known as one of the most important Jewish artists in Germany, this due to his well-known engraving of Theodor Herzl's portrait after being greatly impressed by him after a meeting between the two in Vienna in 1903. In 1908, he published a book entitled The Art of Etching which details the process of printing etchings. The book was a great success and turned its author to a leading name in the field of creating etchings. Among his students were Chagall, Max Liebermann, Jozef Israëls. Struck was an enthusiastic Zionist activist and in 1922 immigrated to the Land of Israel and built his house on the Carmel. Yet, he continued to visit his studio in Berlin until 1933, when he started dealing with the founding of the new 'Bezalel.'
108 pages. 27 cm.
Very fine condition. Illustrated binding. Placed in a matching cardboard case.
It is rare to find books of this limited edition in such good condition.
Ten lithographs depicting various cities in the Land of Israel, by David Roberts, all captioned. Plate-signed. They appear in The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia which was published in London, 1855.
Highlights of the lithographs: four lithographs of Jerusalem and environs, views of Ashdod, Ashkelon, Hebron, Tiberias and more.
Roberts [1796-1864] started his career as a (theater) set artist and was not formally trained in art. He rose to prominence following his 11-month journey to the Middle East in 1838-1839, when he sketched almost everything he came across. He returned to London with 272 sketches. He converted the sketches into lithographs. These were distributed to the general public, most of whom encountered authentic views of the Land of Israel and its surroundings for the first time. Roberts' works are considered the first and most important of the early 19th century. They provided the first live depiction of the Holy Land for European residents, who until that point were only acquainted with views of the Land from the Holy Scriptures.
Lithographs: 15x21 cm. Leaf: 21x29 cm. The lithographs themselves are in very fine condition except for stains on the leaves of some of them.
Engraving of the Great Portuguese Synagogue of Amsterdam during the Purim celebrations of the local Jewish community from the 18th century.
[1] leaf, paper. 41x29 cm. Hand painted at a later date. Framed by passe-partout.
Very fine condition.
Engraved portrait by the well-known engraver William Sharp. Under the engraving, Sharp added that he had engraved Barthres acknowledging and believing he was indeed chosen by the Creator.
Richard Barthres (1757-1824) was an English scholar who was one of the leaders of the believers in the British Israelites Theory. Indeed, the theory was already acknowledged by Cromwell; yet Barthres was the first to develop an orderly doctrine on the subject. Barthres believed he was chosen by G-d to be the prince of the Israelites and lead the people in the land of Israel until Jesus' revelation.
1 p. 25x20 cm.
Very fine condition, minimal aging stains on the blank margins.




Five geographic maps - etchings depicting the Land of Israel and the Asian continent - 18th and 19th centuries.
* La Turchia D'Asia Venice 1784 hand-painted from the time of the printing. 40x33 cm.
* Het Beloofde Landt Canaan - map depicting the Land of Israel from east to west with nice cartouches in the upper part. 46x35 cm.
* De Gelegentheyt van T Paradys en T' Landt Canaan Mitgaders d Eerst - Land of Israel and the Asian continent. Cartouche in the form of Noah's ark on the bottom. Cartouches with biblical scenes in the of Adam and Chava in the four corners. 49x35 cm.
* Paradise or the Garden of Eden - map depicting the region of the Land of Israel and Asia. 49x36 cm.
* Tribvs Gad - Map depicting the inheritance of the tribe of Gad. 44x23 cm.
Overall fine-very fine condition.
30 lithographs depicting the Land of Israel, primarily Jerusalem. Various publications - England, France and Germany, 19th century.
Highlights: lithograph depicting Zachariah's tomb by David Roberts, streets of Jerusalem [German publication], Tower of David, Chizkiyahu's pool and the Tower of David - by David Roberts, Mount of Olives, Jerusalem - general view. Several lithographs from various angles, Mount Moriah, Gaza City - lithograph by L. Letronne, and lithographs by additional artists.
David Roberts [1796-1864] was a pioneer artist of the 19th century who traveled to the Orient from London to paint and to distribute his works among the British. Roberts arrived in Egypt and the surrounding region in 1838. He painted views in watercolor that he encountered for the first time. When he returned to London, he converted them to 248 lithograph plates with lithographer Louis Haghe's assistance.
Eight of them are in color and the remainder are in black-and-white.
Various sizes and conditions. Average size 22x17 cm. Some are smaller or larger. Overall fine condition.
70x50 cm.
Very fine condition.
" If I am not for me, who will be for me?!!"
Large poster calling for Jews to leave their money in the Land of Israel; to buy only made-in-Israel. Many bodies signed on the poster, from across the political spectrum of those days. Among the signatories were Chief Rabbi Kook in the name of the Chief Rabbinate of the Land of Israel, the rabbis of Tel-Aviv - Uziel and Aharonson, Rabbi Moshe Blau in the name of Agudat Yisrael, Arthur Rupin in the name of the Jewish Agency, Yitzchak Ben-Tzvi (later the second president) in the name of the National Assembly, Menachem Ussishkin in the name of the JNF, Chaim Nachman Bialik in the name of the Hebrew Writers Association, Rabbi Meir Berlin in the name of Mizrachi, Meir Dizengoff in the name of the Tel Aviv municipality, David Remez in the name of the Histadrut [General Organization of Workers], and more.
[1] leaf, 70x50 cm. 30 photocopied signatures.
Fine condition, large brown stain in the lower left corner and another small one in the upper right corner, minimal aging stains.