Schwarz, Joseph. Divrei Yoseph - (Toldoth Yoseph)

AUCTION 49 | Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters and Graphic Art

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Lot 183

(ISRAEL, LAND OF)

Schwarz, Joseph. Divrei Yoseph - (Toldoth Yoseph)

Part I, in four sections. Title within printer’s finely ornamented architectural arch.. First edition. With asronomical diagrams and tables f. (8), 70, (6). Boards, lacking rear cover. 8vo Halevy 17

Jerusalem: Israel Bak 1843

Est: $600 - $900

PRICE REALIZED $500

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.” Y. Ben-Arieh, The Rediscovery of the Holy Land in the Nineteenth Century (1979) p.104