Bidspirit auction | Eight Albums of Pressed Flowers

Eight Albums of Pressed Flowers – Jerusalem, Early 20th Century – Albums Published by Yaacov Ben-Dov, Albums with Illustration by Ze'ev Raban, and More - Eight albums of pressed flowers from Palestine, alongside color prints and pictures of Palestine. Jerusalem [ca. first decades of 20th century]. Including: • ”Flowers and Pictures from the Holy Land”, album published by Mendel Friedmann Trading House and Book Publisher, Grafika Offset Printers, containing 12 illustrations and a frontispiece by Ze'ev Raban. Three copies (with different sets of pressed flowers). • Two (different) albums with photographic prints and sets of pressed flowers, published by ”J. Bendov” [photographer Yaacov (Jacob) Ben-Dov]. • ”Flowers and paintings of the Holy Places”, 12 arrangements of flowers (with captions in four languages) and 12 color prints featuring landscapes of Palestine (glued to pages). • And more. All albums except one in decorated olivewood bindings. Size and condition vary.