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1929First edition. Later boards, with original illustrated front wrapper bound in. 4to. 306 pages, 26.5 cm. In English. Features writings on Herzl, his writings, and his vast influence by other prominent figures such as Chaim Weizmann, Martin Buber, Abba Hillel Silver, Mordecai Kaplan, the King of Bulgaria, and many more. SUBJECTS: Jews -- Restoration. A fascinating book. Mark on spine, owner's inscription on blank end papers, blind stamp on title page, otherwise Very Good Condition. (ZION-10-14A)
19201st edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 20 pages, 22 cm. Includes transcriptions of speeches from Lord Rothschild, A. J. Balfour, Nahum Sokolow, The Marquis of Crewe, Chaim Weizmann, and more. Umbrella organization for the Zionist movement in the United Kingdom, representing more than 30 organizations and over 50, 000 affiliated members. It was established in 1899 to campaign for a permanent homeland for the Jewish people (Wikipedia) . SUBJECTS: Zionist - Great Britain. OCLC lists 12 holdings worldwide (OCLC: 629607) . Excellent condition. (ZION2-2-10)
1926Best.-Nr. 43378Tel Aviv: Hotsa'at "ha-Yishuv 1926. 1st edition. Period boards with original printed paper wrappers bound in 8vo 11 127 pages. Includes illustrations. 22 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates as “Sir Herbert Samuel the First Governor of Judah: Biography and Assessment.” Herbert Louis Samuel 1st Viscount Samuel 1870-1963 “was a British Liberal politician who was the party leader from 1931 to 1935. He was the first nominally-practising Jew to serve as a Cabinet minister and to become the leader of a major British political party. Samuel had promoted Zionism within the British Cabinet beginning with his 1915 memorandum entitled The Future of Palestine. In 1920 he was appointed as the first High Commissioner for Palestine in charge of the administration of the territory” Wikipedia. Poleskin was born in the Ukraine in 1886 and relocated to Palestine in 1905 where he worked on some of the earliest kibbutzim though he found himself exiled to America during the first world war. He returned to Palestine in 1920 and wrote as an overseas journalist for the Forverts. SUBJECTS: Statesmen -- Great Britain -- Biography. Zionism -- History. Hommes d'E´tat -- Grande-Bretagne -- Biographies. Politics and government -- History -- 20th century. Great Britain -- Politique et gouvernement -- 20e sie`cle. Grande-Bretagne --Middle East. OCLC: 19201104. Date stamp on final blank endpaper toning as expected Very Good Condition. B Zion2-4-9-BECCMZZ-'lxgg. Tel Aviv: Hotsa'at "ha-Yishuv unknown
Best.-Nr. 22255'Darlington 21/7mo July 1853'. See Sams's entry in the Oxford DNB. 4pp 12mo. On a bifolium the second leaf of which has had a rectangle almost amounting to half cut away from the bottom. The text of the letter is complete but the priced list of the prints and drawings on the last page lacks the lower half. A long letter closely written. Signed 'J. Sams.' Aged worn and lightly stained but nevertheless in passable condition. The recipient saluted as 'Esteemed Friend' is not named. In the first paragraph Sams is at pains to explain his bookselling practice as founded on plain dealing: 'I have been from home to York & other places & this is the first day I have had here since thine came. I regret the circumstance fearing it may cause to suppose I have been inattentive ot the request sent. As a rule the wish is to put all as cheap as may be & not take back. One great difficulty as to return is especially of a fine work likely to be noticed as this people have remarked last word underlined the book not seeing it as usual suppose it sold & gone even if they are not so informed. Consequently to see it come back again they suppose somethg. sic is the matter & the sale of the work afterwards; is probably much injured. Sometimes also some injury arises in carriage two ways.' But to a much respected customer I will look carefully among my plates & try to accommodate – tho' the risk at which I have made free to hint is very considerable.' He continues at equal length in the same idiosyncratic tone regarding his plan to 'forward a collection of fine & curious coloured prints all of which have their original marks but I should have said a number are coloured drawings'. After sending respects to 'thyself & daughter' he signs 'in haste J. Sams.' The reverse of the second leaf carries a list of fourteen of the prints and drawings with prices most marked with pencil crosses to indicate that they are desired. A fifteenth entry ends abruptly indicating that the bottom part of the list has been cut away. 'Darlington 21/7mo (July) 1853'. unknown
1882Best.-Nr. 6476London: Society’s Office 1882. 6 vols. bound as 3 8vo pp. v iii 272 ii ii 244 12 20 16 10 16 18 2 14 2 13 1; iv 258 293 i 14 2 14 17 112 16 19 1 12 10; iv 228 iv 255 1 15 1 22 14 14 12 24 8 13 1 24 plates and 30 maps some folding. Contemporary half blue calf blue moire cloth boards spines divided by raised bands gilt red morocco labels other compartments tooled centrally in blind marbled edges. A little scattered spotting. Somewhat rubbed spines lightly sunned. Six contiguous yearly issues of quarterly statements containing archaeological reports and a great deal of mapping detail as well as separately-paginated sections outlining the finances and membership of the Palestine Exploration Fund a society for the study of Biblical Palestine and the Levant. The society itself was founded in 1865 following the first Ordnance Survey of the city of Jerusalem; its publication was the impetus for a wider survey of the Levant region and mapping and excavating ancient sites was the main activity of the fund in its first decades. Society’s Office hardcover
Best.-Nr. RGW6755Illus.; 49-100pp. orig. wrappers This issue contains "The Desert of the Wanderings. Report on the Survey by the Palestine Exploration Fund" by C. Leonard Woolley. Lawrence and Woolley left Gaza to join the Survey in January 1914. Their archaeological work was published as "The Wilderness of Zin". unknown
Best.-Nr. 65633Beirut: The Institute for Palestine Studies 1968. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. 23 x 16.5 cm. pp.93. Publisher's original green card covers. folding plan of the 'Mosque Area' and large folding plan 42 x 60 cm of the 'Wailing Wall and Adjacent Areas'. Some light rubbing to covers contents clean and unmarked very good overall. Published by the Institute for Palestine Studies Beirut 1968 The Rights and Claims of Moslems and Jews in Connection with the Wailing Wall at Jerusalem is a reprint of the 1930 International Commission Report presented to the League of Nations. The 93-page document provides a historical and legal analysis of the Western Wall following the 1929 Buraq Uprising. Beirut: The Institute for Palestine Studies, 1968. unknown
1853Best.-Nr. LFA0142fUn ouvrage de 554 pages, format 285 x 200 mm, illustré de gravures et cartes, relié cartonnage dos cuir, publié en 1853, Chez Bolle-Lasalle Editeur (Paris)
1850Best.-Nr. 76278Couverture rigide. Reliure demi-basane quelconque. 9 x 13 cm. 610 pages. Quelques rousseurs. Coins légèrement usés.
1868Octavo. Pp. xxiv, 600. Plus 3 chromolithograph maps on two sheets, loosely inserted. Title printed in red and black. Footnotes with terms set in Hebrew type and explained in the text; errata. Hardcover, contemporary half cloth and marbled boards, spine gilt, old institutional bookplate and stamp, pencil underlining throughout, neat repair to verso of last leaf. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. The first part covers the geographical history of the Holy Land; the second part covers the physical geography; the third part is dedicated to the natural history; and the fourth part is a lovely "Nomenclature historique des villes et bourgardes de la Palestine," with all the original place names set in Hebrew type and explained with references.
1853Best.-Nr. 3553Paris Victor Lecou 1853 in-12 demi-chagrin vert, dos à nerfs, couverture et dos conservés [Rel. moderne]
1927Small octavo. Pp. 51, (1) commercial ad. Includes an unsigned preface, apparently by the author. With 7 photo-plates, including a map of Palestine and a map of Emek Yisrael. Appendix. Original plain wrappers, lettered in brown. In a very good condition. ~ The rare first edition. In the second edition, Löwenstein no longer identified himself as the author. He was the director of the Zionist Information Office for Tourists in Palestine. A fascinating publication, published by the Zionist Information Office of the Jewish National Fund, and printed in Tel Aviv. Not a traditional traveller's guide to the Holy Places, it is an invitation to visit the Zionist community in Palestine. It includes background information for visits in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and its region, Haifa, Valley of Yisrael, Nazareth, Afula, Beth Shean, as well as some newly established villages. The appendix brings a financial report of the Fund's activities. The cover states the publisher's price of 3 Piaster - 60 Pfennig.
1882Best.-Nr. 21824Lyon, Vitte et Perrussel, (imprimerie Alf. Louis Perrin), 1882-1883 ; 2 tomes in-16 (184 mm), brochés ; XXV, 414, [1] marque d'imprimeur ; XII, 213 pp., 3 planches hors texte dont 2 dépliantes (plans et carte) ; couverture gris-bleu.
1974Best.-Nr. 1026791974 disque Disque vinyle 33trs 30cm,Paris, Shandar 83517, 1974, sous pochette illustrée conçue pat André Belleguie.Composition, notes et dessins de l'auteur, photographie de Carol Parker. Exécution sur piano Bösendorfer.Broken Music p.196. Schraenen 102. (102679)
Best.-Nr. 1685Histoire de Jérusalem Tableau religieux et philosophique comprenant l’entrée des hébreux dans le pays de Chanaan,leur destinée,leur génie,leur caractère,premiers siècles du christianisme,les pèlerinages,le royaume français fondé en terre sainte par les croisades,la domination musulmane jusqu’à nos jours.2 tomes en 2 volumes in 8 plein cuir bleu nuit,titre, tomaison et fers dorés en long plaque à froid sur les plats,filets dorés et filets à froid en encadrement,roulette dorée sur coupes.Tome 1:faux-titre,frontsipice gravé sur acier(vue de Jérusalem) par Outhwiate,titre,III,460 pages,Tome 2:faux-titre,frontispice gravé par Outhwaite,titre,492 pages,1 feuillet d’errata et une grande cartes dépliante;tranches marbrées.L.F Hivert 1842 une petite tache brune en marge extérieure de quelques pages en dé- but du tome 2,petites traces de frottements sans gravité sur les plats.Bon état d’ensemble.
1886Best.-Nr. 27264[Paris] Imprimerie nationale juillet 1886 in-8 broché, couverture d'attente de papier vert
Best.-Nr. 9895Cinquième édition revue et augmentée. 4 tomes en 4 volumes in 12 demi-cuir vert, titre, fers, filets tomaison dorés. Tome 1 : faux-titre, titre, XVI, 500 pages. Tome 2 : faux-titre, titre, 586 pages. Tome 3 : faux-titre titre 561 pages. Tome 4 : faux-titre, titre, 611 pages. Cent soixante cartes, plans, et illustrations dans le texte et hors-texte (certaines dépliantes) BERCHE et TRALIN éditeur 1889 rousseurs en début et fin de volume
19358vo., Sixth Impression, on laid paper, with sepia-toned frontispiece, 23 sepia-toned plates (8 of them double-page panoramas) and endpaper maps; black cloth, gilt back, backstrip gilt faded else a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR, WITH HIS UNSIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION 'To B. Lucas from himself, Xmas 1935' ON HALF-TITLE. PRESENTATION COPIES FROM THIS AUTHOR ARE VERY SCARCE. Fields & Devenish 21 (recording the first edition).
19488vo., folding coloured map on paper measuring 40 x 30 inches (approx. 102 x 76 cms) folding in 30 panels to 8.5 x 5.25 inches (approx. 22 x 13 cms); original blue wrappers printed in black, yapped edges, a virtually unopened, unused copy. EXTREMELY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
1824Royal octavo. Two parts in one volume, paginated continuously. Pp. (ii), 90; 91-356. Letterpress device to title-page, Imprimatur, dated 1824, on verso; half-title with Approbation, dated 1818, on verso. List of subscribers. Footnotes. Printed on laid paper. Hardcover, contemporary half cloth and marbled boards, spine gilt, with small shelf label, all edges speckled, old institutional stamps and label. In about fine condition. ~ Travel account to the Holy Land. Not in Tobler, who lists the 1819 edition and the 1860 edition only.
1848Best.-Nr. 792381848 Paris, Crapelet, 1848, 2 volumes in 12 reliés demi-chagrin, dos à nerfs, IV-436 et 548 pages ; rares piqûres.
Best.-Nr. 38202P., Firmin Didot (Collection "L'Univers. Histoire et Description de tous les Peuples"), 1848, in 8° relié demi-veau framboise, dos lisse richement orné d'un décor romantique, 184 et 388 pages ; texte sur deux colonnes ; quelques rousseurs ; petite trace de mouillure claire marginale aux planches ; petits frottis.
Best.-Nr. 44827New York : American Christian Palestine Committee 1951 - 1954. Quarto eleven issues quarto illustrated self wrappers each approx. 16 pp. illustrated. An early American Christian Zionist publication active in the years following the creation of the state of Israel. Includes articles on Arab refugees kibbutzes the United Nations etc. Contributors include B. Burgoyne Chapman 'Australian born Christian minister who has lived for several years in Israel on kibbutz Mishear Haemek'. ' The American Palestine Committee was a political lobby group in the United States founded in 1932 to influence American policy towards the establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine an aim achieved in 1948 with U.S. support for the Partition of Palestine and subsequent recognition of the new state of Israel.' - Wikipedia Volume two No. one February 1951 Volume two No. two March - April 1951 Volume two No. three May - June 1951 Volume three No. six November - December 1952 Volume four No. four July - August 1953 Volume four No. five September - October 1953 Volume four No. six November - December 1953 Volume five No. one January - February 1954 Volume five No. two March - April - May 1954 Volume five No. three June - July - August 1954 No volume number October 1954 Â unknown
1844Best.-Nr. 89055Paris, Migne, aux Ateliers catholiques du Petit-Montrouge, impr. Tiré par Mangeon et Bineteau 1844 In-folio. Reliure demi-basane verte, dos lisse orné de fers dorés, 76 planches dont 2 repliées cartes de la Terre Sainte et du Moyen-Orien 12, plans de villes et de monuments, vues, scènes de martyre, numismatique, etc. 1 ff d’alphabets des langues orientales. Reliure frottée, coiffe de pied arrachée, mouillure angulaire en continu sur les 15 premières planches, sinon intérieur assez frais
