New York: St. Martin's, 1984. Some b/w illustrations. 438 pages. 8vo, brown boards, d.w. (covers just slightly dented and wrapper a bit crinkled). New York: St. Martin's Press, (1984). First American edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Cologne: Braun & Hogenberg, 1572. View. Copper engraving. Image measures 13.5 x 19.25". This stunning map from 1572 depicts two bird's-eye views of Jerusalem. The first view on the left of the sheet illustrates Biblical Jerusalem as the "Ancient city in its full splendor at the time of Christ". The procession of Jesus to Golgotha, with Judas hanging from a tree outside the city walls is depicted. The view on the right shows the modern city during the 16th century..... More
Paris: Denoel, 1984. Illustrated with b/w photographs by Frederic Brenner. Preface by Marek Halter. Slim oblong 4to, black cloth, d.w. (Paris: Denoel, 1984). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Lengthy inscription, signed by the photographer. More
1730. Map. Engraving, image measures 12 x 17 inches, folded as issued, light staining to margins but overall in good condition. Fantasy bird's-eye view of the ancient city of Jerusalem showing its divisions with the Temple of Solomon and the Royal palace and gardens prominently depicted. The map is oriented with west at top. From Calmet's Dictionnaire historique, LAOR 975. More
Oxford: Clarendon, 1972. 2 volumes. 4tos, blue cloth, d.w (lightly scuffed and a bit worn at spine ends) Oxford: Clarendon Press, (1972). First edition. Near fine in very good dust wrappers. More
Fribourg: Office du Livre, 1984. 158 illustrations, 48 in color. 234pp., tall 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. Fribourg: Office du Livre, (1984). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Paris: Musee des Art Decoratifs, 1961. Illustrated in color and in black and white. 86 pages with text in French. Thin 8vo, original pictorial wrappers. Paris: Musee des Art Decoratifs, 16 juin-30 sept., 1961. Very good. A very good copy of this exhibition catalogue. More
Jerusalem: Keter, 1980. Many color and b/w illustrations. Thin oblong 4to, orange cloth, d.w. Jerusalem: Keter Publishing House, (1980). Fine in near fine dust wrapper. Signed by Stern along with an original b/w sketch facing the title page. More
New York: Viking, 1985. Illustrated. 238 pages, 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Viking, (1985). More
Amsterdam: 1923. Exceptional lot of two A.L.S.'s from Palestine, March and May 1923, written by Joseph B. Hurewitz to his friend from Hartford, George Sschivolsky, who attended Yale law school at the time. (1) 8vo. 3 pages, personal letterhead, Jerusalem, March 18, 1923, Joseph writes that hte past three months have changed him entirely because he has just been ordained a Rabbi: "I have completed my work here at the Yeshiva... from Chief Rabbi Kirk, however, I do not intend..... More
Amsterdam: A.D. Putter. Bird's eye view. Copperplate engraving. Image measures 14.25 x 20". This stunning Escheresque map depicts the artistic imaginations of the third Temple of Solomon as envisioned by the prophet Ezekiel. It depicts the temple complex as a ziggurat style structure dominating the city of Jerusalem. The first Temple was, according to the Hebrew Bible, built in the 10th century BCE and destroyed in 586 BCE by the Babylonians. The second Temple is supposedly built in 151 BCE..... More
Paris: Dionysium Mariette, 1720. 20 copper engraved plates, some folding including the fabulous double page plate of Jerusalem. Engraved title vignette, decorative headpieces, and initials. [13] leaves, 1361 (i.e.1360, as column 335 omitted) columns (340 leaves), [29] leaves. Elephant folio, original vellum,slightly warped, eight raised bands along spine. Text in Latin printed in two columns. Water staining to a few early pages on lower margins not effecting the text. Small early library stamp on corner of title page. Paris: Dionysium..... More
New York: Schoken, 1950. Small 8vo, blue cloth. New York: Schocken, (1950). Very good. More
Illus. 321pp., 8vo, cloth- backed boards, d.w. N.Y.: Pantheon Books, (1994). More
London: John Murray, 1964. Illus. & maps. Small 8vo, green cloth, d.w. (London: John Murray, 1964). Very good. More
New Rochelle: Caratzas Brothers, 1979. In collaboration with Michael E. Stone. Historical survey by Avedis K. Sanjian. 194 illustrations including 131 in color. 174pp. Folio, tan decorative boards, d.w. New Rochelle: Caratzas Brothers, 1979. Very good(+) in very good dust wrapper. First published description of the wealth of art treasures in the Armenian Cathedral of St. James. More
Basel: Thomas Guarinus, 1581. Folio, vellum over boards with repair to spine and back cover. pp. title page has pencil notations (8), 386 of 387pp, (12). Pantaleon's history of the Christian orders and their deeds against Turks, Arabs, in various wars. Many beautiful woodcuts but first page with Jerusalem view missing, Tyre, and Damascus, maps of the Holy Land, Cyprus, the Nile delta, Greece, and the Balkans, and plans of Constantinople and other cities. More
New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1980. Profusely Illus. in color by the author. 4to, yellow cloth, d.w., corners of cloth lightly bumped. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1980). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Dial Press, 1977. With a foreword by Golda Meir. Afterword by Teddy Kollek. Profusely illustrated with well-printed black & white photos by the author. 197 pages. 4to, black fabricoid, dust wrapper (intact but laminate is wrinkled). New York: Dial Press, (1977). A fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. The author was Middle East correspondent for Life magazine during the 1948 assault on the Old Quarter in Jerusalem. More
New York: Macmillan, 1958. Illustrated in black and white. 310 pages, 8vo, red cloth, dust wrapper (chipped and worn but attractively designed. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1958. A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. More
Tel-Aviv: Terra-Sancta, 1989. 25 colored facsimile lithographs, 25 colored photos of the sites. Tall, Slim 4to, glossy pictorial boards, slipcase. Tel-Aviv: Terra Sancta Arts Ltd, 1989. Near-fine. Volume 1 Part 1: Jerusalem. More
Cambridge: MIT Press, 1986. Numerous black & white illustrations. Square 4to, grey cloth, d.w. Cambridge: MIT Press, (19986). First Edition. A fine copy, inscribed by the author. More
New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1965. Illus. 336pp. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. slightly chipped and lightly soiled. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, (1965). More
London: Laurence King, 1995. With chapters by several authors. 235 illustrations, 222 in color. 240 pages, 4to, black cloth, d.w. London: Laurence King, (1995). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
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