Rare Booklets, Some with Dedications from the Authors – Archeology in Palestine and the Middle East – 1930's and ...

Rare Booklets, Some with Dedications from the Authors – Archeology in Palestine and the Middle East – 1930's and 40's – Some with Photographs
a. Stone and Bronze Ages – Gallery Book, Jerusalem 1937.
An impressive booklet published by the Palestine Archaeological Museum (the Rockefeller Museum), written in English by typewriter on one side.
The booklet was published a year before the official opening of the museum, and contains the list of exhibits in the museum and details about them according to periods. In addition, in the booklet is a sketch of the southern gallery of the museum.
106 pages.
Condition: Very Good.
b. Biblical History in the Light of Archaeological Discovery Since A.D 1900, David Efraim Hart-Davies, London 1935, dedication of the author.
The booklet was published by Harrison and Sons Ltd. Signed by the author on the cover, with a dedication.
This booklet won the prize for the best article of 1934 from the British Gunning Fund.
In his article the author deals with research into the Biblical stories in light of the archeological artifacts which were discovered in Israel from the year 1900.
Not found in the National Library.
40 pages.
Condition: Very Good.
c. The Beginning and Rise of Moslem architecture, Meir Leon Aryeh Ben-Baruch, Jerusalem 1935.
Published by the publishing house next to the Hebrew university. The booklet includes the opening speech of the Archeology Professor Meir Ben-Baruch on the topic of Moslem architecture.
22 pages.
Condition: Very Good.
d. A Vision of the Ages, Flinders Petrie, London [1930], many photographs.
Published by the British School of Archeology in Egypt. Published in honor of the jubilee celebrations of the research of Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853 – 1942). Petrie was one of the most important British archeologists who excavated in Egypt, and is responsible for the discovery of many archeological artifacts in Egypt and Israel.
The booklet deals with Petrie's investigations and is accompanied by many photographs of discoveries from his excavations.
24 pages
Condition: Very Good.
e. Emperor Julian and the Building of the Temple, Yochanan Levi, Jerusalem 1941, authors dedication.
Special edition of the article from Yochanan Levi from the journal "Zion".
On the front cover is written in the authors handwriting "with feelings of friendship".
32 pages.
Condition: Very Good.
f. Let the Young Men I Pray Thee Arise and Play Before Us, Yigael Yadin (Sukenik), Jerusalem 1948.
An article in English by Yigael Yadin (1917 – 1984), the well-known archeologist, discoverer and investigator of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
The article was re-printed from the journal 'Journal of the Palestine Oriental Society' and it deals with the archeological aspects of the biblical battle in the Pool of Giveon (which appears in Samuel 2) between the House of David and the House of Saul.
The booklet contains one picture of an engraving which is connected to the battle.
9 pages.
Condition: Very Good.
g. inventaire des inscriptions de palmyre, Jean Cantineau, Beirut 1930.
A booklet in French by the researcher Jean Cantineau (1899 – 1956), published by the Catholic printing house in Beirut.
In the booklet is a list of the archeological artifacts which were found in the city Tadmor in Syria, accompanied by many photographs and lists from the city and from the archeological artifacts in it.
25 pages.
Condition: Very Good.
h. Ell Uqair - Excavations by the Iraq Government Directorate of Antiquities in 1940 and 1941, Seton Loyd and Fuad Safar, U.S.A. 1943.
A booklet in English which deals with overviewing the archeological artifacts from Tel Uqair in Iraq.
The booklet is an article which has been re-printed from The Journal of Near Eastern Studies.
The booklet contains many photographs and lists from the archeological artifacts discovered on the site.
40 pages.
Condition: Very Good.
i. New Light from Armageddon, P.L.A. Guy, Chicago [1931].
Published by the University of Chicago. The booklet brings reports from the excavations which were carried out in the years 1927 – 1929 in Megiddo, Palestine. The booklet is accompanied by very many photographs and lists from the excavations and the archeological artifacts found there.
Not found in the National Library.
68 pages.
Condition: Very Good.
j. kelten in thrakien, Paul Jacobsthal, 1940, many photographs.
A booklet in German, deals with artistic archeological artifacts in the district of Thrakia in the Balkan Islands.
Condition: Very Good.
k. Excavations at the Citadel, Jerusalem 1934 – 1939, S. N. Jones, 1940, many photographs.
An article which was re-printed from the Palestine Exploration Quarterly.
The booklet deals with archeological searches in the Citadel in the Old City of Jerusalem. Many photographs from the sites of the excavations there.
The booklet is stamped by the Planning Library of the Mandate Government.
23 pages and appendixes.
Condition: Very Good.
l. Antiques of Ur, Leonard Wooley, London 1930.
Published by Watson and Viney ltd. The findings of the research party which researched the antiques of the city of Ur in Iraq, accompanied by photographs of the excavations.
21 pages.
Condition: Very Good.
m. International Archeological Congress in Syria and Palestine, Jerusalem 1926.
Program of the International Archeology Congress in Syria and Palestine in the year 1926.
On the cover is a signature in the handwriting of the manager of the congress.
30 pages.
Condition: Very Good.
m. Atudies and Documents - the Pseudo-philonic de Jona, editor: Hans Lewy, London 1936.
n. Two thin booklet of articles which were re-printed from the quarterly journal of the Palestine Antiquities Authority, 1930's.
One booklet deals with ancient coins which are found in the Archeology Museum in Palestine-Israel and the second booklet deals with a sarcophagus which was found in Jerusalem. The two booklets are accompanied by a page of photographs of the archeological artifacts which are dealt with.
Individual pages.
Condition: Very Good.