Sammlung Jüdischer Geschichten, welche sich mit diesem Volk in dem XIII. und folgenden Jahrhunderten bis auf MDCCLXII in der Schweiz von Zeit zu Zeit zugetragen Zur Beleuchtung der allgemeinen Historie dieser Nation herausgegeben
Ulrich, Johann Caspar
8vo. 504pp. 3/4 vellum over brown paper-covered boards. Discoloration and staining to spine. Top right vellum corners on front and back board missing. Major wear, abrasions and scuffing to boards. Almost all of paper-covering on back board gone. Printed on parchment. Welling to pages. Pp. 105, 106 laid-in, loose. Water staining to parts of pages not affecting text or plates. Beautiful engraved b/w frontispiece. This fascinating book is the first historical portrayal of the Jews in Switzerland. It is also the first book in German promoting the emancipation of the Jews. This is specifically significant, since it was written by a Christian clergyman, Johann Caspar Ulrich, minister of the Münster in Zürich. Illustrated with 3 full-page (incl. frontis), one in-text, and one a fold-out engraving. Text in German, Gothic script. Binding in poor, interior in good condition.
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Book ID: 14109
Price: $2,500.00
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