Quer durch Abessinien; Meine zweite Reise zu den Falaschas (Across Abessinia: My Second Journey to the Falachas)
Berlin: Verlag von Poppelauer, 1910. Softcover. 8vo. 188pp. Illustrated wrappers. Chipping, creasing, scuffing and minor discoloration to wrappers. One-by two inch piece to right corner of front wrapper missing. Parts of spine loose but attached. Pages unopened. Frontispiece. An interesting account of the authors return to Abyssinia in 1908. Jacques Faitlovich (1881-1955) was an orientalist who studied the history and culture of the Jews of Ethiopia, in 1904 lived among them for 18 months, and devoted himself to improving their welfare and strengthening their ties with the Jewish people and the state of Israel. Illustrated with annotated in-text b/w photographs. Text in German. Wrappers in poor, interior in good condition. fair. Item #12076
Price: $200.00