The Twenty-Third Psalm. Views taken chiefly at the Pastoral Spring of Ain Farah, Generally accepted as the scene of the inspiration for this sublime Psalm of Trust by the "Sweet Psalmist of Israel"

Verlag: F. Vester & Co., The American Colony Stores, Jerusalem, Palestine, 1920

Beschreibung

First edition. Quarto. Printed title page (with text of Psalm 23 on verso), and 13 original hand-tinted sepia photographs of Palestinian shepherds mounted on cardboard leaves. Each photograph is accompanied by a tissue guard sheet with a printed verse from Psalm 23. Leather cord-bound album "bound in sheep skin prepared in a Palestinian tannery." The edges of the sheep skin are lightly rubbed, else fine. Laid in are two string-bound typescript sheets titled: "Shepherd Life in Palestine". A beautiful album of photographs with an additional supplemental text, produced by the American Colony in Jerusalem. The store was a charitable, cooperative enterprise managed by members of the Colony. A scarce album "of gorgeous hand-tinted sepia photographs . of lush romantic Palestinian landscapes that followed both painterly and popular culture artistic traditions." (Barbara Bair. *The American Colony Photography Department*). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 544611

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Twenty-Third Psalm. Views taken chiefly ...

Verlag: F. Vester & Co., The American Colony Stores, Jerusalem, Palestine

Erscheinungsdatum: 1920

Einband: Softcover

Zustand: Near Fine

Auflage: 1. Auflage