Shivchei Yerushalayim [an anthology of various works on the Holy Sites]. Edited by Jacob b. Moses Chaim Baruch

AUCTION 32 | Thursday, March 23rd, 2006 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Autographed Letters, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art

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Lot 138

(ISRAEL, LAND OF).

Shivchei Yerushalayim [an anthology of various works on the Holy Sites]. Edited by Jacob b. Moses Chaim Baruch

FIRST EDITION. Title within woodcut floral border ff. [1], 47,[ 1]. Light browning, previous owner’s stamp on title, Calf-backed boards, rubbed and chipped. 8vo Vinograd, Livorno 216

Livorno: A. Castillo and E. Saadon 1785

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

This work became extremely popular because of its detailed, lively descriptions of various places and sites throughout Eretz Israel (including customs of both Jews and Arabs). It was subsequently published in over ten editions. It includes an anonymous 16th-century travelogue of Eretz Israel, information pertaining to the whereabouts of the Ten Tribes, identifies the graves of various Sages, excerpts from the travels of Benjamin of Tudela, prayers etc.