(Botanique) - [Titre en hébreu]. Flowers and views of the Holy Land. Jerusalem. Jerusalem, A.L. Monsohn, [19th Century]. In-32° oblong : 13 plates (slightly browned, foxing, tears in some tissue guards). Publisher's binding : half black cloth,...
Estimation :
80 / 100
Description
wooden boards, the upper one with a blind medallion figuring the Dome of the Rock with title in Hebrew above, title in the centre of lower board.
The chromolithographies figure views of Israel (captions in English, Hebrew and Russian) with pressed flowers of the regions in facing (protected by tissue guards and with captions in German, French and Russian). ▲ Provenance : from Philip Skora to Mr and Mrs N. Green (handwritten ex-dono). ^ 13 planches de fleurs séchées avec en vis-à-vis 13 vues d'Israël en chromolithographie. Rel. d'édition avec ais de bois (rouss., déch. à qqs serpentes).
The chromolithographies figure views of Israel (captions in English, Hebrew and Russian) with pressed flowers of the regions in facing (protected by tissue guards and with captions in German, French and Russian). ▲ Provenance : from Philip Skora to Mr and Mrs N. Green (handwritten ex-dono). ^ 13 planches de fleurs séchées avec en vis-à-vis 13 vues d'Israël en chromolithographie. Rel. d'édition avec ais de bois (rouss., déch. à qqs serpentes).
