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Eminent Israelites of the Nineteenth Century: A Series of Biographical Sketches

Morais, Henry Samuel

Philadelphia: Edward Stern & Co., 1880. Hardcover. 8vo. viii. 371pp. Embossed purple cloth with blind-stamped border and gilt lettering to spine. Beveled edges. Head and tail of spine and corners bumped and chipped. Scuffing and rubbing to boards. Wear to edges. Signed by previous owner. "Biographical Sketches" on 100 personalities in alphabetical order from Nathan Marcus Adler to Leopold Zunz. The first serious attempt by a Jewish author to write biographies of famous people in English. Binding in good-, interior in very good condition. g. Item #14404

Price: $100.00