Auction 12 Part 2 Medals and Coins, Zionism, Silver Objects, Philately, Books and Literature, Art
By Jerusalem of gold
Jan 25, 2017
Jerusalem, Israel
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LOT 550:

The History of Printing - Rare and Important Books

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The History of Printing - Rare and Important Books
A. Z Historii Odkryc' I Wynalazk?w - The history of discoveries and inventions: script, paper and printing. Valenti Skiva. Lvov, the Pedagogical Society, 1898. Polish. Rare! Does not appear in the National Library.
The book contains table and engravings of the history of printing.
On page 1: handwritten dedication from 1907; stamp of Avraham Cohen, Lvov.
On page 4: an engraving of Johannes Gutenberg, inventor of printing.
68 pp. divided into three major topics: script, paper and printing. 22x14 cm.
Condition: Good. A golden inscription and illustration are impressed on the original binding.
B. Ha'Itonut Eretz Ha'Yisraelit [The Journalism of the Land of Israel] - a list of newspapers of today, the end of 1926, August 1926, in the Land of Israel. The National Library, Jerusalem, Ha'Poalim printing press. Hebrew, English, French and Arabic.
12 pp. 23x16 cm.
Condition: Very Good. Small tear to the cover.
C. Kovetz Ma'amarim Le'Divrei Yemei Ha'Itonut Be'Eretz Yisrael [Collection of articles on the History of Journalism in the Land of Israel]. Volume A. Tel Aviv, 1935. Solomon Printing Press. Edited by David Judelovitch.
67 pp. 25x17 cm.
Condition: Good.
D. Beit Ha'Defus Ha'Ivri Ha'Rishon Bi'Yerushalayim [The First Printing Press of Jerusalem]. - a hundred years to its establishment by the frist printer in the Land of Israel, Safed-Jerusalem, Rabbi Yisrael Beck. By Reb Pinchas Grayevsky. Solomon Printing Press. 1939. Hebrew.
The booklet is dedicated mainly to the actions of the printer Yisrael Beck.
12 (1) pp. Illustration. 24x17 cm.
Condition: Fair. Water stains.
E. The New Hebrew Typography, by Hugh J. Schonfield, with an introduction by Stanley Morison and numerous types designed by the author and drawn by Bertram F. Stevenson. London, 1932. Published by D. Archer. English.
10 tables - examples of Hebrew script.
51 pp. 28x22 cm.
Condition: Very Good. Golden letters are impressed on the binding and spine. The binding is slightly worn.
F. Hebrew Alphabets: 400 B.C.E. to Our Days by Reuben Leaf. New York, 1950. With 70 tables.
The text is in Hebrew and English, on both sides of the leaf. An additional English title page.
120 pp. 28 cm.
Condition: Good. The binding is slightly worn and stained.
Rare important items!

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