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an old book with a picture of a desert scene on itan old blue book with gold trimming and a picture of a man and woman
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

438 - The Orient – Palestine
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Estimate €200 - €300
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Description
The Orient – Palestine Bernatz, J.M. Album of the Holy Land. 50 selected original views of places of biblical significance, faithfully drawn from life. With a frontispiece in woodcut, 1 multi-folded Map and 49 (1 double-sheet) colour lithographic plates (numbered 1–50). With explanatory text by G.H. von Schubert & J. Roth. Stuttgart and Leipzig, Steinkopf, (1856). Quarto. Contemporary blue illustrated cloth binding with blind and gold embossing, featuring a three-sided gilt edge (with a label inscribed ‘bound by Wilh. Helfferich in Stuttgart’) (stained, scuffed and slightly bumped). Röhricht 1845. – Engelmann 156. – Parallel text in English, German and French. - Atmospheric views, first published in 1855, of the Pyramids of Giza, the Sinai, Athens, Bethany, Bethlehem, Damascus, Hebron, Jaffa, Jerusalem, Jaffa, Nazareth, Patmos, Petra, Smyrna, etc. - Bearing the stamp of the library at the Palais Rosenhöhe (Darmstadt) belonging to Prince Wilhelm of Hesse and by the Rhine (1845–1900); partly with foxing, text pages slightly browned due to the paper, a moisture stain on the lower inner margin, otherwise generally well preserved. With a wood-engraved frontispiece, 1 multi-folded map and 49 (1 double-page size) colour lithographic plates (numbered 1–50). - Parallel text in English, French and German. - Contemporary blind- and gilt-stamped illustrated cloth binding with gilt edges (stained, rubbed, bumped). - Atmospheric views, first published in 1855, of the Pyramids of Giza, the Sinai, Athens, Bethany, Bethlehem, Damascus, Hebron, Jaffa, Jerusalem, Jaffa, Nazareth, Patmos, Petra, Smyrna etc. - Bearing the stamp of the library at the Palais Rosenhöhe (Darmstadt) belonging to Prince Wilhelm of Hesse and by the Rhine (1845–1900); partially foxed; text pages slightly browned due to the paper; a watermark in the lower inner white margin; otherwise generally well preserved. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to standard taxation. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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