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LOT 397:

Seven Travel Books to Eretz Israel – 1860-1976

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Seven travel books to Eretz Israel. Hebrew, Yiddish and English.
1. Travels and adventures of the Rev. Joseph Wolff, D.D., LL.D., vicar of Ile Brewers, near Taunton, and late missionary to the Jews and Muhammadans in Persia, Bokhara, Cashmeer, etc. by Joseph Wolff. London: Saunders, Otley, and Co., 1860. English. First volume (out of two) of vicar Joseph Wolff travel book. Author's portrait with a photocopy of a dedication by him follows the title page.
2. Travels of Rahamim Yosef Haim. Eliyahu and Moshe Sasson printing press, Jerusalem, [1875]. Hebrew. Numbered edition, copy no. 20 out of 100.
3. Upper Galilee: adapted from various sources and transmitted as travel impressions, by A.Z. Ravinovitz. Frumkin printing press, Jerusalem, 1909. Hebrew. Travels of the author Alexander Ziskind Rabinowitz. Facsimile edition, copy no. 10 out of 80 copies.
4. Ele Masa'ai, Mayne reisnshraybung nokh Eretz Israel veYerushalayim, by Fishel Sofer Zusmann. Published by Tiferet Bahurim, Budapest, 1927. Yiddish and Hebrew.
5. Masa Meshulam da Volterra beEretz Israel 1481, by Avraham Yaari. Jerusalem: Tarshish, 1948. Hebrew. Travel book by Meshulam ben Menachem of Volterra, a wealthy Jewish-Italian merchant who, in 1481 traveled to Rhodes, Egypt, Eretz Israel, Lebanon and Syria. The book includes a comprehensive introduction by Avraham Yaari, three facsimiles of the manuscript: epilogue, port of Rhodes and port of Florence, and two maps: Map of Meshulam da Volterra's journey and travel of Meshulam da Volterra's journey from Egypt to Eretz Israel.
6. Ya'aḳov Safir un zayne nesiot, a bazukh in Oysṭralye in 1861, by Hirsch Munz. Published by YIVO Komitet, Melbourne, 1950. Yiddish and English. Translation of travel book to Australia and New Zealand composed by Ya'akov Safir. Safir's portrait on the title page.
7. Lifnei Shloshim Shana: travels in Eretz Israel in 5663, by Menash Meirovich (of the Yishuv elderlies). Unknown publisher, Jerusalem, 1976. Translated into Hebrew by Yitzchak Avineri.
Travel of a member of Bilu movement, Menashe Meirovich. He traveled mainly the North of the country. A numbered facsimile edition, copy no. 15 of of 80 copies.
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