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Collection of Booklets and Early Publications of the Israel Exploration Society. Mandate Period - The Israel Exploration Society was founded in 1913 by a group of intellectuals in Israel in order to broaden the historical, geographic and archeologic study of the land of Israel. A. Small advertising brochure containing an explanation about the important activity of the Society and a call to join it or donate to it. Includes silver-colored illustrations. Signatures of Binyamin Maisler (Mazar) and Dr. Yitzchak Ernst Neventzal. Was probably printed at the beginning of the forties. 4 pp. Condition: Very Good. Two tiny holes. B. Chafirot Beit She'arim Bishnot 1939-1940 (The Excavations of Beit She'arim during the Years 1939-1940)). By Dr. Binyamin Maisler, Jerusalem 1940. Including photographs. Hebrew and English with an additional title page. 32 pp. Recently, the site was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Condition: Very Good. C. The Excavations. A booklet in English about the antiquities of Beit She'arim. 1939. By Dr. Binyamin Maisler and Dr. Moshe Schweb. The booklet contains nice photographs of the antiquities and a photograph of the complete site. 24 pp (including the cover) D. ”Sifriya Le'Yediat Ha'Aretz” (The Geography of Israel) edited by S. Yeivin. 12 pp (including the cover). Condition: Good. The cover is detached. E. Account of the Society's activities during the years 1934-1937. Jerusalem 1938. 16 pp (including the cover). Title page in English. Condition: Excellent. F. Folded page (of thick paper) ”comments for the trips of the conference”. September 1945. The Third National Conference on the Geography of the Land of Israel. The page contains maps, sketches and explanations of the routes and sites with reference to historical and prehistorical findings.