Commissariat of The Holy Land

The Crusader’s Almanac: Vol. XXXVII, No. 4 — July 1, 1929 [Graf Zeppelin’s Flight over Jerusalem]

Washington, D. C. Franciscan Monastery, 1929.

This issue is notable for its contemporary coverage of the Graf Zeppelin’s flight over Jerusalem, including a photographic image and related news reporting, situating modern aviation spectacle alongside ecclesiastical and diplomatic affairs in the Holy Land.

A 1929 issue of The Crusader’s Almanac, published by the Franciscan Commissariat of the Holy Land, documenting Catholic institutional activity in Palestine and the Near East during the British Mandate period, with illustrated reports on religious, political, and international developments.

Stapled color pictorial wraps; approximately 9 inches tall; 16 pages. Printed on coated and uncoated stock. Illustrated with photographs and decorative typography. The bindings are sound. Text is clean with light, even age-toning. Minimal handling wear to the wraps. No ownership marks or losses. Presents cleanly.

A well-preserved example of interwar Catholic periodical ephemera that blends religious advocacy, geopolitics, and modernity. The inclusion of the Graf Zeppelin over Jerusalem offers an unexpected and visually compelling intersection of aviation history and Holy Land reportage, appealing beyond strictly devotional collecting categories.

Contents Note: Includes articles on St. Anthony’s College in Syria, the Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem, the signing of the Vatican Treaty, and several pages of Holy Land news. Illustrated coverage of the Graf Zeppelin over Jerusalem with accompanying reportage.

Subjects: Catholic Church, Holy Land, Jerusalem, Graf Zeppelin, Airships, British Mandate Palestine, Franciscan Order, Vatican diplomacy, Interwar history, Religious ephemera, Interwar periodicals, Aviation-related ephemera, Holy Land publications

Item #16169

Price: $15.00