LUNCZ, A[BRAHAM] M[OSES]. Nethivoth Tziyon V'Yerushalayim ["The Ways of Zion and Jerusalem": guide book]

(ISRAEL, LAND OF)

Israel Dov Frumkin

Jerusalem

1876

FIRST EDITION. Illustrations of the Tomb of David on p. 56, Cave of Machpelah on verso of final leaf and fold- out illustration of the Temple Mount (torn). Title pages in Hebrew and German. On front fly leaf, Hebrew inscription in gold ink to "the respected philanthropist, true lover of our people, our land, and our language, Chaim Gedaliah, from his servant, the Author." (See below)

Halevy, 276; Friedberg, N-806

Haim Guedalla (1815-1904), married to the niece of Sir Moses Montefiore, accompanied Sir Moses on his many diplomatic missions on behalf of the Jewish People. A philanthropist and ardent supporter of the Yishuv of Eretz Israel in his own right, Guedalla negotiated between the years 1876-80 with Midhat Pasha, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, that Eretz Israel be sold to the Jews in exchange for assuming the general debt of the Ottoman Empire - L250,000,000. The scheme, inspired by George Eliot, went nowhere. See EJ, Vol. VII, cols. 957-8