Auction of Judaica. Including a large offering of Americana from a distinguished Private Collection. Focusing on Jews in the American Civil War, featuring photographs, autograph letters and printed books.
Judaica books and manuscripts (non-Hebraic) are offered next.
This includes two important letters from the United States regarding Edgardo Mortara (Lot 31); an exceptionally rare E.M. Lilien livre-de-artiste (Lot 150); an impressive 18th-century plate-book featuring the Holy Land (Lot 156); a recently discovered illustrated letter by Arthur Szyk (Lot 199).
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The final portion of the auction includes a wide selection of Jewish Graphic Arts, many formerly in the collection of the late Peter Ehrenthal; and Ceremonial Objects from a distinguished four-generation collection.
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LOT 156:
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Estimated price :
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sales tax: 8.875%
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HEINRICH VON MAYR Malerische Ansichten aus dem Orient gesammelt auf der Reise Sr. Hoheit des Herrn Herzogs Maximilian in Bayern nach Nubien, Aegypten, Palaestina, Syrien und Malta im Jahre MDCCCXXXVIII.
COMPLETE Tinted lithographed title and a further 60 tinted plates, each within decorative border. Originally published in 10 installments, each with an index leaf (here not present).
Title creased, plates occasionally lightly stained or soiled, with neat restoration to few marginal tears. Loose as issued in later board portfolio with parts of original laid down. Folio.
Blackmer 1101 (note); Hilmy II, p.26; Gay 90; Lipperheide Ma22.
Munich, H. von Mayr, 1839-40.
FINE, PICTURESQUE VIEWS, genre scenes and landscapes. Including Cairo, Alexandria, Jerusalem, La Valletta, Luxor, Thebes and others. Produced by Heinrich von Mayr (1806-71) who accompanied Archduke Maximilian of Bavaria on his eight-month expedition through the Near East (Nubia, Egypt, Syria, Palestine, etc) in 1839.
See: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_von_Mayr.
For Duke Maximilian’s personal copy of this portfolio, see: https://inlibris.com/de/item/bn44443_de/.
