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1858254550Boston: George Phinney 1858. First. pamphlet. good. 50 pages. Small slim 8vo original brown printed wrappers; wrappers detached lightly soiled and chipped spine worn bottom margins throughout including bottom of wrappers are dampstained. Boston: George Phinney 1858. First Edition.<br/><br/> The Massachusetts Association of the New Jerusalem was established in 1830 by five churches in the Boston area. It is affiliated with the General Convention of the Church of the New Jerusalem.<br/><br/> George Phinney unknown books
1946183610Paris: Verve 1946. Hardcover. VG light wear to cover pages are very clean and clear. White paper covered boards gilt lettering on front cover gilt illustration on front and rear; bw illustrated end papers; 68 pp; profusely illustrated throughout in bw and color. Text is in French. From the series: Verve: revue artistique et littéraire; v. 4 no. 16. On cover wrapper: Le livre des tournois du Roi René. Verve hardcover books
14310Vintage photo album of 232 photographs mounted on 24 leaves. Also includes several ephemera pieces including a Certificate of Pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 1945. The album belonged to a British Military officer who documents his tour of the Middle East from 1943 to 1945. Photos show different metropolitan areas and small villages. Some photos have captions. "SMCA Jerusalem" "Church of Holy Scripture" "Damascus Gate" "Judean House" "Bethlahem Streets" "Mother of Pearl Workers" "Church of Nativity" "Grotto of Nativity" "Haifa and Mount Carmel" "Sunset Over Carmel" "Crusaders Castle Acre" "King's Way-Haifa" "Girls Grinding Wheat with Hand-mill" "Water Carrier" "Shepherd and Flock" "Camel Caravan" "Dead Sea" "Bethany" "Judean Hills" "River Jordan" "Jericho" "Old Synagogue of Nazareth" "Boxing Day Jerusalem Mess 1944" "Swimming in lake Tiberias" "Sea of Galilee" "Egypt" "Arab Dancing Girl" Pyramids" "Irrigation from Nile" "Old Cairo" "Pyramids and Sphinx" "Beirut 1944" The Bizarre" "Main Square" "Saint George Hotel" "Clock Tower Square" "Leave Camp Beirut July '44" "Damascus" "Barada River" "Mecca of Ommanades" "Tomb of Saint John" "Persian 1943 43 44" "Shush" "Daniel's Tomb" "Wild Boar Shot" "The 8th Wonder of the World" "North Persia" "Freightor Carrying Ammunition for Russia" "Teheran Station" "Caspin" "Sultan Abad" "Mosque" "Carpet-making" "Vineyards" "Telegraph Staff" "Mountain Village Luristan" "Tehran 1943" "Darband" "Lalazar" "Shah's Palace" "Road to Caspin" "Winter Tehran" "Mosque Tehran" "Polish Refugees from Russia in Tehran" "Arab Women Unloading Baskets" "Ahwaz South persi 1943" "Camel Train" "Donkey Derby Xmas 1943" "Doroud" "The Bazaar" "Isphahan" "Shatt-el-Aran" "Bombay January 1942". 100 Photos of Iran 75 from Palestine 8 from Egypt 20 from Syria 17 from Beirut 4 small and 4 large from Bombay 1 from Basra and 3 military photos. Varied sizes but most photographs approximately 3.5" x 2.5." Vintage Oblong folio album leather tie bound and blindstamped with copper plate on cover. Some light wear and soiling to leaves but images generally clean and crisp. A fascinating album of striking images that capture the architecture the landscape the people and animals from three countries mostly Iran during WWII. The images show scenes of daily life villages holy places camels and wild animals men and women as well as views from the countryside cities and railways. It was likely assembled by a British Railway Transportation officer as the album includes some Iranian railway paperwork. Many of the images are captioned in English. An altogether fascinating look at life in Iran and the Middle East during a pivotal decade. In very good condition. unknown books
14061Photo of the Fortress at the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem. This image of the Holy Land dates from around 1880. Vintage19th century original albumen photograph. In the foreground is a 19th century market with carriages a camel and traditional pottery for sale. However most of the photograph shows the impressive Fortress at the Jaffa Gate. 11" by 8.5" Unmounted. Very good condition with dark crisp colors and nice contrast. unknown books
1976182576Jerusalem: Israel Museum 1976. Softcover. VG ex-museum label on cover stamp on flyleaf. Intials on front cover. Illustrated white card wrap. 16 pages : illustrations some color. portrait. Catalogue of an exhibition held at Israel Museum Jerusalem Spring 1976. Cat. #142. Israel Museum unknown books