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LOT 106:
Photo album - Journey from Egypt to Eretz Israel - deluxe leather binding of Bezalel Jerusalem
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Sold for: $300
Start price:
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Estimated price :
$400 - $600
Buyer's Premium: 20%
VAT: 17%
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Photo album - Journey from Egypt to Eretz Israel - deluxe leather binding of Bezalel Jerusalem
Photo album with 118 pictures of a Jewish family who immigrated from Egypt to Eretz Israel in 1932. Deluxe leather binding with a copper relief of Samson, Bezalel Jerusalem.
The album opens with a number of photos from Egypt, most of the photos were taken in Eretz Israel after the family's immigration. Photos from visits to various cities, Jerusalem, Western Wall, Temple Mt., Rachel's Tomb, tower of David, Jerusalem Jews in traditional dress etc. Additionally includes photos from other cities: Afula, Tel Aviv, Bethelhem, Haifa, Safed, Tiberias, Metula, Arabs in traditional dress, photos from the First Maccabiah in Tel Aviv in 1932, the amusement park in Tel Aviv and more. The album closes with solitary pictures from the family's trip to Italy [including a photo of the synagogue in Trieste]. Each photo has a handwritten caption at its bottom - location and year.
Album: 20x35 cm. Photos measure, 11x9 cm. and 6x8 cm.
The binding is slightly peeling. Overall fine condition.
