Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

The Wandering Jew. With an authentic portrait and memoir of the author

London: E. Appleyard, 1845. Roscoe's Library Edition. Hardcover. Sm. 4to. iv,554 [2]pp. Gilt decorated red cloth and spine. Gilt on spine faded. Head and tail of spine, corners and edges bumped and rubbed. Discoloration, staining and scuffing to boards. Sporadic foxing throughout not affecting text or plates. Frontispiece of author. Illustrated with full-page and in-text engravings and drawings. Translation of "Le juif errant." Eugene Sue (1804-1857) was a Jewish French author known for his sensational novels of the seamy side of urban life. His works were among the first to deal with many of the social ills that accompanied the Industrial Revolution in France. "The Wandering Jew" is his best known work. Binding in fair, interior in very good condition. g. Item #14558

Price: $75.00

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