Auction 85
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art
By Kestenbaum & Company
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Nov 7, 2019
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LOT 175:
(RABAN, ZE'EV).
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Estimated price :
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1,000 - $1,500
Buyer's Premium: 25%
sales tax: 8.875%
On commission only
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(RABAN, ZE'EV).
Jacob's Bible Cards. Designed by Raban.
Six unopened twin-packs of boxed playing-cards, housed in the publisher's original box. MINT CONDITION.
Tel Aviv: Lion Playing Cards Factory circa 1950
"Jacob's Bible Cards brings the romance and the colour of the Bible into the card-pack by substituting famous Bible characters for the conventional Kings, Queens and Jacks. These cards enable the players to combine education with pleasure.” Cf. Israel Museum Catalogue, Bezalel no. 1372 and color plate 7; and Yeshiva University Museum Catalogue, Raban nos. 139-40.
"Jacob's Bible Cards brings the romance and the colour of the Bible into the card-pack by substituting famous Bible characters for the conventional Kings, Queens and Jacks. These cards enable the players to combine education with pleasure.” Cf. Israel Museum Catalogue, Bezalel no. 1372 and color plate 7; and Yeshiva University Museum Catalogue, Raban nos. 139-40.
