The Trip Through the Holyland edited by Raffy colorful lithographic illustrations depicting the new Land of Israel after the conquest of Jerusalem and the holy sites, by M. Arie, published by E. Zelikovit Tel Aviv, after the Six Day War. A dedication from 1971 on the inside cover. English.
A very charming children's book describing Tony and Dina's visit to Israel. Published after the Six Day War with the liberation of the city of Jerusalem and the holy sites visited by the two. Tony and Dina visit Haifa, then in Tiberias they meet fishermen boys one Jewish and one Arab, they continue to Kibbutz Ein Harod, pick oranges in the Sharon Valley, and from there continue to the city of Gaza. They visit Masada and Eilat, and go back up to Hebron, from where they continue to Rachel's Tomb ("a holy place for Jews, who come to pray and ask Mother Rachel to bless them and grant them health and happiness"), they continue to visit the Western Wall and the Old City. And they end the visit in new Jerusalem, where they are given a Bible from a Jerusalem boy. Finally, they fly in a helicopter over Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv.
Each double-page spread in the book is accompanied by a large full-page illustration and the text on the opposite page.
30 [1] p. Very good condition.
