Kitab al Khazari: (Hartwig Hirschfield, trans.)
New York: Bernard Richards, 1927. Second edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 313 pp. Sienna boards with black lettering on spine. Preface by professor Mordecai M. Kaplan. A classic of Medieval Jewish philosophy, set in a legendary (but historical) central Asian kingdom. Framed as a dialog between the king of the Khazars, a Central Asian kingdom, and a Rabbi, the Khazari is an exposition of late medieval Jewish philosophy. "One of those Jewish classics which are indispensible to the formation of a clear and accurate notion of what Judaism meant to the Jew before the era of emancipation and enlightenment" (preface). Binding lightly rubbed with very light fraying at ends of spine. Starting at preface. Interior lightly age-toned with some ten pencil-markings. In overall good condition. g. Item #36422
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