Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Grace Aguilar - "The Spirit of Judaism" - Philadelphia, 1842
Opening: $500
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Shema Israel / The Spirit of Judaism by Grace Aguilar edited by Isaac Leeser. Philadelphia: C. Sherman & Co, 5602 (1842). English.
A composition defending Judaism, by the Jewish-British author Grace Aguilar. The book was edited by Isaac Leeser and printed in Philadelphia, with introduction and comments by Leeser, in which he expresses his reservations regarding Aguilar's words. The book was well received by Jews and by Christians and was used in several synagogues and even in Protestant churches.
8 pp (advertising compositions composed or edited by Isaac Leeser) XII, 255 pp, 19.5 cm. Good condition. Ink-stamps. Slight defect to first leaf. Two leaves in the beginning are slightly chopped at margins. Binding slightly faded, with defects and a tear near the spine.
Singerman 767.
A composition defending Judaism, by the Jewish-British author Grace Aguilar. The book was edited by Isaac Leeser and printed in Philadelphia, with introduction and comments by Leeser, in which he expresses his reservations regarding Aguilar's words. The book was well received by Jews and by Christians and was used in several synagogues and even in Protestant churches.
8 pp (advertising compositions composed or edited by Isaac Leeser) XII, 255 pp, 19.5 cm. Good condition. Ink-stamps. Slight defect to first leaf. Two leaves in the beginning are slightly chopped at margins. Binding slightly faded, with defects and a tear near the spine.
Singerman 767.
Jewish Communities, Americana and Anglo-Judaica
Jewish Communities, Americana and Anglo-Judaica