<<SCHWARZ, JOSEPH.>> Divrei Yoseph:

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Rare & Excellent Hebrew Printed Books: From the Library of Arthur A. Marx

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(ISRAEL, LAND OF).

<<SCHWARZ, JOSEPH.>> Divrei Yoseph:

<< *>> Part I: Toldoth Yoseph [astronomy and chrononomy]. With astronomical diagrams and tables. ff. (8), 70, (6). 1843. <<*>> Part II: Tevu'oth Ha’Aretz [geography, fauna and flora of the Land]. Two divisional titles. ff. (2), 156, 52, (3). 1845. <<*>> Part III: Peri Tevu’ah / Pardes [geography and commentary on Bible and Talmud, with responsa]. On f. 7v three plans of Jerusalem and environs. ff. (7), 247 (1). 1861. <<ALL FIRST EDITIONS.>> Three volumes. Stained in places, previous owner’s marks. Modern uniform tan calf. 8vo. Vinograd, Jerusalem 16, 89; Halevy 17, 58.

Jerusalem: Israel Bak v.d

Est: $2,500 - $3,000

Joseph Schwartz settled in Jerusalem in 1833 and devoted himself to the study of the topography, geography and natural history of the Holy Land. “Schwartz’s work is significant in that it became the basis and model for all subsequent Hebrew writing on Palestine exploration taking Jewish sources into account.” See Y. Ben-Arieh, The Rediscovery of the Holy Land in the Nineteenth Century (1979) p. 104.