Yissachar Ber Gordon. Shevilei Olam Chadash [“Geography of the New World…The Americas and Australia.”]
AUCTION 75 |
Thursday, March 08th,
2018 at 1:00 PM
Auction of Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Antiquities, Ceremonial Objects & Graphic Art
Lot 102
(AMERICAN JUDAICA).
Yissachar Ber Gordon. Shevilei Olam Chadash [“Geography of the New World…The Americas and Australia.”]
Warsaw:
Est: $400 - $600
PRICE REALIZED $500
<<The first extensive practical survey of the Americas in Hebrew.>>
A detailed geography describing topography, climate, borders, populations and industries of all the major cities of the Americas: Canada, United States, Mexico, West Indies, South America (with an appendix on Australia). Discusses history as well as places of public interest including libraries, prayer-houses, theaters, universities, planetariums and well-known residents.