Auction 16 - פלשתינה
Pleasure Excursion to the Holy Land
By Trē Zouzē
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May 25, 2022
Masaryk 14, Tel Aviv, Israel
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A rare collection of Palestine books, travel books to the Levant, maps, photographs of the Holy Land and more.
* The books can be picked up independently from our address at Masaryk 14, Tel Aviv, between Sunday-Thursday 10:00-17:00, or delivery (in Israel) at a cost of 45 NIS. Shipments abroad will be calculated according to destination and weight.
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LOT 21:
Biblical Researches in Palestine - Rare First Edition in Three Vol. - 1841
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Biblical Researches in Palestine - Rare First Edition in Three Vol. - 1841
Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petreae. by: Edward Robinson and Eli Smith.
John Murray, London, 1841.
First, important and rare edition of one of the monumental works of biblical study. The work on the book marks a new era in the development of historical geography in the light of the Bible. The American philologist Edward Robinson (1794-1863) is considered a founding figure in the field of biblical geography and archeology. In 1838 he came to Palestine with Eli Smith, and the two were able to identify many biblical places. This edition won the gold medal of the Royal Geographical Society. Three volumes including 5 folding maps. Original leather bindings.
English, 679 + 571 + 248 pages, good general condition: there are defects in the covers, including tears in the spines. 22X15 cm.
