Lot 66
An Open Letter to Moses Montefiore – London, 1877 / Prayer on the Centennial Anniversary of the Birthday of Moses Montefiore
"An Open Letter Addressed to Sir Moses Montefiore… On the day of his arrival in the Holy City of Jerusalem… by the rev. Meyer Auerbach… and the rev. Samuel Salant (translated from the original Hebrew). With a narrative of a forty days' sojourn in the Holy Land…" Printed by Wertheimer, Lea and co., 1877. Hebrew and English.
A portrait of Moses Montefiore appears on the inner side of the front binding. 40, 148, p, 24 cm. Gilt edges. Foxing. Binding somewhat loose.
Enclosed: Leaf with special prayer composed in honor of Montefiore's 100th birthday in 1884. 30.5 cm.
