Bidspirit auction | Rare: ”The Book of Travels”


Rare: ”The Book of Travels” by Yeshayahu Peres - including folding maps - 1921 - The Land of Israel and Southern Syria, The Book of Travels. Written by order of the Express Eretz-Israeli company: Yeshayahu Peres, in Jerusalem. With three maps, five plans, two templates and four artistic photos by E.M. Lilien. Published by Benjamin Harz, Jerusalem-Berlin-Vienna, 1921. A book of travels in the Land of Israel, including a geography view, a description of the inhabitants of the land, the history of the settlement, trips to the Land of Israel, the rules of reading the Arabic letters and their Hebrew equivalents, and more. With maps, some of them fold. Yeshayahu Peres (1874-1955) was an educator and researcher of the Land of Israel. Hebrew, 408 pp., 17X12 cm. Good condition: light wear, rust spots.