Jewish Medals From the Renaissance to the Fall of Napoleon (1503-1815). [INSCRIBED AND SIGNED]
New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. Publisher, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. [8], 152pp. Original pictorial wrappers over cloth, with gold lettering on spine. Frontispiece. Title-page inscribed and signed by the author. Printer's device on title-page. This definitive study reflects the tensions of pre-emancipation Jewish life, and chronicles the slow rise of Jewish emancipation in a series of fascinating pieces. This work, the first of its type, not only clarifies a new field of research but graphically penetrates three centuries of European social and political contact with Jews. Minor rubbing on wrappers. Price clipped. Slight age-toning along paper margin. Wrappers in overall good to very good, binding and interior in very good condition. vg. Item #25461
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