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The Palestine Information Bureau of Vienna. Kleiner Reiseführer durch Palästina für Jüdische Touristen. [“A Little Guidebook for the Jewish Traveler in Palestine.”]

Auction 92 · Lot 219

The Palestine Information Bureau of Vienna. Kleiner Reiseführer durch Palästina für Jüdische Touristen. [“A Little Guidebook for the Jewish Traveler in Palestine.”]

Estimate
$300–$500
Hammer price
$900

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(ISRAEL, LAND OF).

printer

Self-published

Place

Vienna

Publication

1911

Description

German text. With index of locations. Fold-out map at end.

summary

This charming guidebook contains all the information a Jewish tourist to the Holy Land would need, from transportation logistics both from Europe and within Palestine, to information on the various holy sites. Includes charts detailing the products of new Jewish settlements, as well as documenting Jewish immigration by year, divided into ethnic categories: Sephardim, Old Ashkenazim, New Ashkenazim, Asian, African, Bucharia, Yemen, the Caucaus and Morocco.
pp. (4), 44 (1). Ex-library. Original printed wrappers.
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