The Writings of Rabbi Elijah of London
Jerusalem: Mossad Harav Kook, 1956. Hardcover. 4to. 42pp. 167pp. vi. Original half brown cloth over pink cloth with gold lettering on spine in original printed dust jacket. Hebrew and English title-pages. Scholarly edition of the work of the 13th century English Tosafist Rabbi Elijah of London. Includes a lengthy biographical introduction by Cecil Roth. Includes b/w photographs of a lineage document for R. Elijah of London and the seal of his brother Rabbi Jacob of Oxford. This work is an example of English Jewry's cultural productivity before it was expelled in 1290. Text in Hebrew with a short preface by Cecil Roth. Dj sunned. Top edge creased. Book top edge bumped. Bottom edge and corners rubbed. Edges sunned. Front endpaper creased. Dj and book in overall good condition. g. Item #31378
Price: $65.00