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Original Wraps. 8vo. 32 pages. 24 cm. First edition. Mandate For Palestine. First Annual Report to the Council of the League of Nations. Contains Reports of the Palestine Administration for the year 1923, laws and regulations up to 1923, questionnaire and review of measures taken by the British Government on the provisions of the Mandate for Palestine. With answers to questions, including figures, as well as references to the respective pages of previous Reports of the Palestine Administration, on: The Jeewish National Home, Autonomous Administration, Jewish Agency, Immigration and Emigration, Land Regime, Nationality, Judicial System, Economic Equality, Freedomof Conscience, Military Clauses, International Conventions, Antiquities, Official Languages, Holy Days, Trans-Jordania, Labour, Trade in and Manufacture of Drugs, Education, Public Health, Public Finance, Demographic Statistics. Subjects: International relations. Political science. History. Palestine - Politics and government. Palestine - History - 1917-1948. Great Britain - Foreign relations - Palestine. Palestine - Foreign relations - Great Britain. Great Britain. Middle East - Palestine. OCLC lissts 7 copies. Light soiling to wraps, otherwise clean and fresh. Very good condition. (ZION-4-21)
First edition. Original illustrated boards with gilt lettering. 8vo. 22 pages, 24 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to The Pioneers: Collection of Silhouettes. This book contains 20 Hebrew poems next a print of a paper-cut silhouette prepared by Bezalel artist Meir Gur Aryeh. These are perhaps his best known works. SUBJECTS: Folk songs, Hebrew -- Israel -- Texts. Halutzim -- Poetry. OCLC: 19153736. Very good condition. (ZION2-1-1)
In-8 gr. (mm. 270x175), legatura in p. pelle coeva, decorazoni a secco ai piatti. tit. oro su tassello al dorso (con abrasioni), pp. (4),232, con antiporta litografata a colori, vignetta al frontesp., ornato da deliziosi grandi capilettera e finali, tutti inc. su legno. Il volume è molto ben illustrato da 58 tavole litografate in tinta (vedute e monumenti), tutte protette da velina, e da una carta topografica della regione, più volte ripieg. Storia della Palestina con dettagliata descrizione dei più importanti monumenti della Terra Santa. Fiorit. per lo più margin. a qualche tavola, pagine con lievi ingialliture ma certamente un buon esempl. con barbe.
Original Wraps. 8vo. 53, 51 pages. 22 cm. First edition. In Hebrew and English. Organised by the Palestine exhibitions & fairs corporation, ltd. Catalogue for the Palestine Exhibition and Fair in Autumn 1925; the exhibitions held in Tel Aviv would later be famously named the Levant Fair. Catalogue contains list of Exhibitors and Exhibits (organized according to product or trade) ; Contains many advertisements from the period. Exhibitions (now known as fairs) were quite successful and were ordered for tens of thousands and then hundreds of thousands of Jews, Arabs, English, and many tourists. The fair in 1932 was visited by nearly 300, 000 people. While the existence of this fair became known for the first time in Israel, their broadcasting station broadcast the events in Hebrew. This was four years before they began regular radio broadcasts in Israel by Voice Jerusalem. Fair visitors have included some very distinguished people, including British High Commissioners for Palestine Herbert Samuel (1920-1925) , Herbert Plumer (1925-1928) , John Chancellor (1928-1931) and Arthur Wauchope (1932-1937) , as well as Arab mayors of Jaffa and Jerusalem (Wikipedia, 2015) . Subjects: Levant Fair (1925 : Tel Aviv) Catalogue. OCLC lists only one copy (Natl Libr Israel) . Scarce. Wraps previously repaired, light wear otherwise, clean. Good + condition. (ZION-8-1)
1st edition. Original illustrated paper wrappers. 8vo. 15-19 pages each issue, 20 cm. In English. Immediate post-war Zionist childrens magazine. Includes the complete run of Vol. 2 and one issue from Vol. 3. The stories are The Young Wanderer, The Wonder Child Gadiel, Lost on Mount Tabor, Arise and Let Us Go, Rishon-Letzion, The Song of Hope, and The Pied Piper of the Near East respectively. Hebrew short stories translated into English from some of the twentieth centuries greatest Hebrew writers. SUBJECTS: Short stories, Israeli -- Translations into English. Features illustrations throughout. OCLC lists 5 copies worldwide (JTS, Harvard, Amsterdam, Towson, YIVO) , none south or west of Baltimore. Very good condition. (ZION2-1-7)
First edition. Pp. 75; 19.5 cm. Touch browned. Original gilt-titled green boards, light wear. 8vo. Minimal rubbing. Minimal pencil markings that do not affect text. Slight toning. Very good + condition. (ZION-12-68)
Original Boards. 8vo. [344] pages (with various paginations) . 24 cm. Illustrated. First edition. In Hebrew and English. Includes a short dictionary in Spanish, Russian, Italian, German, French, English, Hebrew, and transliterated Hebrew. Many period advertisements in English and Hebrew. Descriptions of tourist attractions, Jewish cultural figures, and history in the Middle East and Palestine. Subjects: Jews -- Palestine -- History -- 20th century. Health resorts -- Palestine. Palestine -- Guidebooks. Palestine -- Tours. OCLC lists 8 copies worldwide. (Brooklyn College, Yeshiva Univ. , Emory Univ. , Brandeis, Cleveland Public Library, NYPL, GW Univ. , Natl. Libr. Of Israel. ) Ex-library with only one tag on spine. Some shelf wear and age toning. Overall in Very Good Condition. (ZION-3-7A)
1st edition. Later boards. 8vo. [37], 47 pages. 23 cm. In Hebrew. Goldman 822. Important Anti-Reform, Pro-Zionist Orthodox tract, Title translates to The Book of Choice Silver. Volumes 1 and 2 of 3, bound together. Rabbi Gedaliah (George) Silverstone was a popular American Orthodox homilist of the early 20th century, largely supporting himself on books of sermons such as this one. Silverstone, a fierce Orthodox polemicist and Zionist, begins this volume with a sermon Against the Reform, in response to the anti-Balfour Declaration that Reform rabbis had dispatched to Woodrow Wilson. SUBJECT(S) Jewish sermons, Hebrew. OCLC lists 10 copies worldwide. Very Good condition. (AMR-50-5B)
1st edition. Original illustrated paper wrappers. 8vo. 19 pages 23 cm. "Habonim Library No. 4, " from July 1947. Not to be confused with David Breslau's 1961 book of the same title. This report details the major events and timeline of 1947 for Habonim. Habonim was an educational youth movement formed in the UK. It would later merge with Dror, based in Poland, to form Habonim Dror. Features beautiful illustrations of Habonim activities. SUBJECTS: Labor Zionism. OCLC lists no copies of this publication anywhere, and only one holding (NYPL) for the preceding 3 publications in the "Habonim Library" series. Very good condition. Very Rare. (ZION2-2-7)
Pages 485-577, plus 32 pages of wonderful vintage ads. Many black and white photos and illustrations. Contents include: With the Dynamite Squad - among warring factions in Mexico; A Sportsman in the Wilds - an African hunting trip; When the "Norther" Broke - windstorms off the west coast of South America; James "Jimmy" Inness of Juneau, Alaska and his feud against bears; Jimmy's Bear; Curiosities of the Holy Land - part I - peasant life in Palestine - many sensational photos; An Unexecuted Sentence - George Singer was condemned to be hanged; Harnessing a Million Gallons - a farmer builds a reservoir in South Africa; A Prisoner of the Gitanos - author was a prisoner of gipsies for six months; Lost in the Everglades; The Wanderings of an Entertainer, Part II - Robert Ganthony; My Escape from Venezuela - what happened to an Englishman who meddled in the politics of this nation; Odds and Ends. Average wear. Binding intact. Bit of clear tape at each end of spine. A sound copy of this wonderful issue. Magazine
96 pages pages plus 32 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Gold-Seekers - Edward J. Hoyt and William Palmer experience terrible Central American hardships in pursuit of wealth; Anso the Inaccessible - photo-illustrated article on this quaint Pyrenees town in Spain; Against Odds - in 1896 the natives of Matebeleland rose against their masters and massacred nearly four hundred - two survivors tell their tale; Across the Andes on Foot - amazing photo-illustrated article; Adventures of an Outlaw-Hunter - exciting experiences related by Sergeant Frank W. Northern who waged a relentless war against criminals in San Diego; A Tale of a Tiger - an extraordinary affair in Rangoon, Burma - with great photos, including the Shway Dagon Pagoda; The Wanderings of an Entertainer (part III) - Mr. Robert Ganthony relates his eventful tour in Canada; Curiosities of the Holy Land (part II) - the picturesque habits of peasant life in Palestine are described, accompanied by photos; The Missing Boatswain - how this strange mystery was solved; My Durian - a traveller in Singapore has his first experience with this awful smelling fruit; The "Hodag" - photo-illustrated account of an elaborate hoax involving Mr. E.S. Shepard in Rhinelander, Wisconsin that, after thirty years, is still remembered throughout the state; "The Woman Who Never Came Back" - a description of the tricks of No-ha-de-lan, an astute old Alaskan witch-doctress, with photos; and more. Covers detached as one but present. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
399 pages. Footnotes. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "A pioneering account of one of the most crucial events in modern Jewish history: the part played by Edmond and James de Rothschild in the genesis of the State of Israel." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Light wear to price-clipped dust jacket. Small publisher's ink stamp to bottom edge of textblock. A quality copy of this important work. Book
332, XI pp. Index. Glossary. Bibliography. "A first attempt to gather all the available material and to present a pragmatic account of the movement's role and development." - from Foreword. Unmarked with moderate wear. Few chips from fore-edge of front board. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
[4], 80 pages. In brief, this Committee was appointed in the aftermath of WWII to 1. Examine political, economic, and social conditions in Palestine as they related to Jewish immigration and the well-being of current inhabitants; 2. Examine the condition of Jews in Europe and assess their desire to relocate to Palestine; 3. Hear the views of Arabs and Jews on the problems of Palestine and recommend solutions; 4. Make any recommendations required to deal with issues arising in point 2. The Committee was given only 120 days to complete this work. Their report is clearly and concisely presented and makes for most fascinating reading. Includes these chapters: Recommendations and Comment; The Position of the Jews in Europe; The Political Situation in Palestine; Geography and Economics; The Jewish Attitude; The Arab Attitude; Christian Interests in Palestine; Jews, Arabs and Government; Public Security. Appendices include: Itinerary of Committee; European Jewry - Position in Various Countries; Estimated Jewish Population of Europe; Palestine - Historical Background; Palestine - Public Security; The [League of Nations] Mandate; List of Staff. Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. A sound copy of this instrumental report which preceded the founding of the modern state of Israel by only two years. Palestine and Zionism, Vol. 1, 1946, p120. Book
271 pages. Tissue-protected black and white photographic frontis portrait of 'The Old Low House'. "When I rejoined the Alpine Club last winter, after some years of absence from that most pleasant society, it was suggested that I should collect and publish some of my papers on Alpine subjects which appeared thirty years ago and more in various periodicals. That is the excuse for the present little book." - from Preface. Chapters include: How we slept at the Chalet des Chevres, How we mounted the Oldenhorn, How we did Mont Blanc, Ice-caves of Annecy, A winter excursion in Switzerland, A night with a salmon, The Chateau in the Ardennes, The Engadine, Archaeological frauds in Palestine, Collecting Ancestors, Pontresina. Above-average wear to maroon boards. Gilt lettering upon backstrip clearly legible. Prior owner's signature upon front free endpaper. Discolouring to portions of last few pages due to moisture - all text remains legible. Large faded area on back board due to moisture. Hairline crack along front hinge. Back hinge starting at top. Book
16"x12.5" when folded in half. Features: Photo-illustrated article on Venezuela and its oil industry; Large photo of "Bustle Beauty" Marilyn Munroe in bustled bikini, wearing outrageous platform shoes; Large colour full-page ad for Waterman's pens; Student Strike at Toronto's Malvern Collegiate after Principal Lorne H. Clarke Dismissed - article with three great pages of photos; Nice full-page colour ad for Tooke shirts; Two amazing pages of photos and text entitled "Troubled Palestine" - Lifting of Martial Law after 15 days brings no end to Terrorist Incidents - Mea Shearim district of Jerusalem; 104th Running of the Grand National - Caughoo, an unknown 100-1 long shot wins; Readers' Letters; We Need to Speed Exports, by Gerald Waring; Bellingham, Washington is fast becoming the centre of entertainment for BC'ers - photo with article; Do Women love Weaklings?; Leonard (Len) Wookey of Callander, Ontario - Successor to the Dionne Quints- photos and article; Some Day - short story by Beth Balcom; What's Doing on Mars? - Sydney Cooper on Rocket Travel; Spanish Maquis - 100,000 strong, they strike at Franco's government - photos and article; Bell the Cat, by Gregory Clark; Come Spring - short story by Eric Cameron; 20-page Colour Comic Section; He Who Whispers, fiction by John Dickson Carr; Devil-Charming Ritual in Vancouver; Bootleg Fur - contraband fox pelts in Ontario; Cancer research at the newly-organized National Cancer Institute of Canada; Pigeon Timber Company's "luxurious" lumber camps in Ontario's Black Sturgeon area north of Lake Superior; Alberta deer being relocated to preserve farmers' crops; Earthquake Man - Edward Mantle of Hamilton; Van Treel and an international Dope Ring Roundup on the West Coast; Sports news; Super colour full-page ad for Northern Electric radios; Photos of romantic hats; Colour ad for the Trans-Canada Telephone System; Photo-illustrated article on fencing in Canada; Back page colour ad for Lux soap featuring great photo of Betty Grable; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A great vintage copy of this feature-oriented weekly which in later years became the Weekend Magazine. Book
Three volumes. Small octavo. Pp. viii, 292; 316; 294. All 3 half-titles present. Hardcover, uniformly bound in contemporary quarter ribbed cloth and marbled boards, slight rubbing to edges, spine lettered and numbered in gilt, bit discoloured in places. In a very good condition. ~ Rare complete set of the rare variant issue which was published in 3 volumes.
FOUR VOLUMES. VOLUME OF YEAR 1945 MISSING. [ALL VOLUMES]: 23.5x17.5cm. 456+686+944+661 pages. Gilt hardcover. Cover slightly rubbed. Cover corners and edges slightly worn. Spine faded. Spine edges slightly worn. Ex-libris stamps, pen marking and stickers on few pages - NO damage to text. Pages slightly yellowing. [VOLS.I&II]: Binding visible between few pages. [VOL.I]: Pages yellowing. [VOL.II]: Spine hinges cracked. Pages slightly yellowing. [VOL.IV]: Book rebound. [SUMMARY]: Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
First edition. Original paper wrappers. Includes loose copy of an article about Hebrew University in the New York Times from December 21, 1932. 8vo. 13 pages; 23cm. Features eloquent arguments about the importance of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem as well as appeals by several scholars and educators about why this institution should be welcomed, why the ideal of a Hebrew University in Jerusalem appeals to them. Includes testimonials by (soon to be) United States Supreme Court Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo (then Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals) , and Stephen S. Wise, Rabbi and founder of the Free Synagogue of New York, as well as presidents of HUC, Columbia University, and JTS. SUBJECT(S) : Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Education. OCLC lists 4 holdings worldwide (NYPL, Harvard, HUC, Penn) , none west or south of Cincinnati. Significant pencil markings on most pages. Heavily underlined with notes and scribbles in the margins. Slight toning. Otherwise good, solid condition. (zion-11-16)
Original single-sheet map in copperplate engraving of fine quality. Overall size ca. 400 x 510 mm. Plate mark ca. 365 x 445 mm. Image size ca. 340 x 420 mm. Engraved illustration at lower right corner. Handsome illustrated cartouche encloses engraved title and colophon. Scale within illustrated frame. Fine, strong impression on heavy handmade paper with ample margins all round. First, original state, unaltered by later colouration. Preserved flat in acid-free, pH-balanced, buffered archival paper. In fine condition. (A touch of browning to centrefold.) ~ First edition. Willem Albert Bachiene (1712-1783), Dutch clergyman, later a professor of geography and astronomy at the Illustere School, Maastricht. Well known cartographer. The 3-volume "Heilige geographie of aardrijkskundige beschryving van het Joodsche land, alsmede andere landen in de H. Schrift voorkomende," is considered among his most important works. It was published in Utrecht between 1763-1768, and included a suite of 12 fine geographical maps of the Holy Land and its neighbouring lands which Bachiene made during a period of ten years, the first in as early as 1758. The map offered herewith is taken from this suite. Other important cartographic works of the Holy Land by Bachiene were included in the so-called "Jehovah Bible" i.e. "De Gansche H. Schrift, Vervattende alle de regelmatige Boeken des Ouden en Nieuwen Testaments (.) Gods Gedenk-Naam Jehovah onvertaald gehouden" published in 1762 by N. Goetzee of Gorinchem, shortly before the present map first appeared in book form. Whereas other single-sheet maps by Bachiene are in relative abundance, the works from "Heilige geographie of aardrijkskundige beschryving van het Joodsche land" are very scarce, seldom found in any state, practically unavailable in their original, uncoloured state.
Original single-sheet map in copperplate engraving of fine quality. Overall size ca. 400 x 800 mm, with 2 flapped wings. Image size, within plate mark, ca. 340 x 740 mm. Handsome ornate cartouche encloses engraved title and colophon. Fine, strong impression on heavy handmade paper with ample margins all round. First, original state, unaltered by later colouration. Preserved flat in acid-free, pH-balanced, buffered archival paper. In fine condition. - - First edition. Willem Albert Bachiene (1712-1783), Dutch clergyman, later a professor of geography and astronomy at the Illustere School, Maastricht. Well known cartographer. The 3-volume "Heilige geographie of aardrijkskundige beschryving van het Joodsche land, alsmede andere landen in de H. Schrift voorkomende," is considered among his most important works. It was published in Utrecht between 1763-1768, and included a suite of 12 fine geographical maps of the Holy Land and its neighbouring lands which Bachiene made during a period of ten years, the first in as early as 1758. The map offered herewith is taken from this suite. Other important cartographic works of the Holy Land by Bachiene were included in the so-called "Jehovah Bible" i.e. "De Gansche H. Schrift, Vervattende alle de regelmatige Boeken des Ouden en Nieuwen Testaments (.) Gods Gedenk-Naam Jehovah onvertaald gehouden" published in 1762 by N. Goetzee of Gorinchem, shortly before the present map first appeared in book form. Whereas other single-sheet maps by Bachiene are in relative abundance, mostly with added colouration for purely decorative purpose, the works from "Heilige geographie of aardrijkskundige beschryving van het Joodsche land" are very scarce, seldom found in any state. They are practically unavailable in their original, unaltered, uncoloured state.
Deux parties reliées en un seul volume In-8, 384-96p. / Due parti rilegate in un solo volume In-8, 384-96p. 111 gravures hors texte (dont 97 dans la première partie et 24 dans la deuxième). Texte sur 2 colonnes. Avec une table alphabétique des matières en fin de volume. Rousseurs éparses. Bon état. / 111 incisioni fuori testo (di cui 97 nella prima parte e 24 nella seconda). Testo du 2 colonne. Con tavola alfabetica degli argomenti alla fine del volume. Rossure sparse. In buono stato.
FOUR BOOKS BOUND TOGETHER. The author of all titles is an important figure in the early archaeological explorations of Palestine - Gottlieb Schumacher (1857-1925), an American of German descent who lived and worked in Palestine as civil engineer, architect and archaeologist, renowned for carrying out the survey of the Golan, Hauran, and Ajlun districts (in preparation for the construction of the Damascus-Haifa railway) producing the first accurate maps of these regions, and detailed descriptions of the archaeological remains and the contemporary villages, as well as excavations of the ruins of the ancient city of Megiddo. Each title contains a fold-out map, b&w figures/illustrations and plans, except the second - "Jaulan", which contains four fold-out maps and 144 b&w figures (with all the original maps and illustrations). The first, second and fourth titles contain index to the names in Arabic, transliteration in Latin characters and translation from Arabic. 200x135mm. [78] + [XII+304] + [51] + [207] pages. Dark green/blue cloth Hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Cover upper and bottom edge slightly bumped. Cover and spine slightly stained. Spine yellowing/tanned. Spine edges bumped/wrinkled. Spine upper edge tattered. Previous owner's small stamp on front whitepage upper corner. Inner cover and whitepages age-stained. Few pages slightly age-stained. Pages yellowing. [TITLE 1 - PELLA]: Frontispiece map and title page slightly age-stained. Pages 11-50 have wrinkled edges/corners. Binding slightly loose and visible between fold-out map/frontispiece and title page. [SUMMARY]: This unique volume which comprises four extremely rare titles, of importance to any serious scholar of the history, geography and archaeology of Ottoman Palestine, is in good condition.
Milano, Editrice Cardinal Ferrari, 1928, 46 fasc. raccolti in voll. 4, in-4, copp. fittizie (conservate le br. edit.), pp. da 21 a 64 ciascuno + pp. pubblicitare in nn. romani. Copp. di F. Gamba con belle tavv. applicate a col., ill. in b.n., e disegni di P. Furloni, R. Magni, C. Marotta, A. Nardi, P. Bernardini, C. Bisi. Scritti di N. Lisi, G. Papini, E. Allodoli, D. Provenzal, S. D'Amico, D. Giuliotti, T. Casini. Il numero doppio di Natale, con bella cop. in oro e col. (M. Melis), ill. di Cisari e Melandri, è dedicato al folklore natalizio italiano (Piemonte, Milano e Brianza, Veneto, Bologna ed Emilia, Firenze e Maremma, Umbria, Marche, Roma e Lazio, Puglia, Sardegna, Sicilia, Isola d'Elba).
First edition. Original illustrated paper wrappers. 4to. 148-292 pages; 28 cm. Yearbooks from the DP-period filled with advertisements, articles, black-and-white photographs, maps, charts, and illustrations from the Technion in Israel. The 1947 issue includes Hope for the Middle East by Walter C. Lowdermilk. The 1948 issue includes articles by David Ben-Gurion, Eli Ginzberg, and William B. Ziff. The 1952-53 and 1954-55 issues include color illustrations. Aimed primarily at building political and financial support for the University within American Jewry, the publication is very slick and appealing to look at. SUBJECT (S) : Science, Technology, Palestine, Technion. OCLC and WorldCat list 2 holdings worldwide (National Res Coun of Canada, Eth-Bibliothek Zurich) . Minimal pencil and pen markings that do not affect text. Slight toning to some issues. Minimal edgewear and library markings to some issues. Very good + condition. (ZION-51-64)
