Starrs and Jewish Charters Preserved in the Jewish Museum. 3 Vol- set (Complete)
London: The Jewish Historical Society of England, 1930, 1932. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. xxxvi, 134, li, 347 (1), 349-509 (1)pp. Original gray wraps with black lettering on cover and spine. Two frontispieces. "This edition of Hebrew Starrs (printed by permission of the Authorities of the British Museum) has, as its special feature, accompanying Latin and other characters, which illustrate the circumstances under which arose the transactions to which the Starrs refer. The Starrs themselves have already been issued in the excellent collection of Shetaroth by the late Mr. M. D. Davis and in the scholarly British Museum Catalogue compiled by the late Rev. G. Margoliouth. Here they are accompanied by a translation, as well as by charters and deeds which passed in the legal dealings with the individuals or Monasteries which had transactions with the Jews." Illustrated with fine photographic reproductions of documents, signets, and some maps, one of them fold-out. Volume three contains indices. All volumes with very light sunning along edges. Vol. 2 with red printed label of Rev. Walter Levin, London, tipped to top left upperer corner of cover. Wraps in overall good+ to very good, interiors in very good condition. g+ to vg. Item #41236
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