The Jews of Angevin England. Documents and Records From Latin and Hebrew Sources Printed and Manuscript For the First Time Collected and Translated. (English History by Contemporary Writers)
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1893. First American edition. Hardcover. Octavo. XXIX, 425pp. Top edge gilt. Olive-green pebbled cloth with gilt-stamped lettering and decoration on front cover and spine. Top paper edges in gilt. Colored end papers. Frontispiece protected with a tissue-guard.
Scarce and fascinating work of which aim is to extract from contemporary sources all the passages which illustrate the history of the Jews in England up to 1206. This study is profusely illustrated with 6 full-page b/w photographic reproductions of views and documents, and 3 b/w in-text illustrations.
Binding with light rubbing and bumping to extremities. Spine lightly sunned. Interior with name of previous owner in ink at the top of the front free end paper. Title page with the blind-stamp of previous owner. Binding in very good, interior in very good+ condition overall. vg to vg+. Item #45631
Price: $125.00