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An open letter addressed to Sir Moses Montefiore, Bart.,...
The 'Narrative' by Sir Moses Montefiore with an open letter addressed to his by the Jerusalem Rabbis on the occasion of his seventh, and final, arrival to Jerusalem.
The first is an open letter addressed to Sir Moses Montefiore written by the Jerusalem Rabbis Meyer Auerbach and Samuel Salant, asking to fund a building of a new Synagogue and Beit Midrash out of the walls of the old city. The letter presented in Hebrew and English, printed on opposite sides of the book. It describes in detail the living and educational conditions of the Sephardi and Ashkenazi communities in the 1870s Jerusalem and praising Montefiore's support of oppressed Jewries.
The second work, written in English only, is by Sir Moses Montefiore himself, with the very descriptive title, also relating to the first work's subject:
A Narrative of a Forty Day's Sojourn in the Holy Land, devoted to an investigation of the state of schools, colleges, and charitable institutions. Given to the friends and well-wishers of Zion, by Sir Moses Montefiore Bart., F.R.S., on his return from his seventh pilgrimage to the Land of Promise.
This second edition was published two years after the first.
Second edition. 8vo, original publisher's blue cloth blind-stamped with gilt titles in English and Hebrew to opposite sides of the cover, all edges gilt, contemporary Montefiore's photograph pasted to the back inner cover, Montefiore bookplate printed to front inner cover, slight foxing to title, corners rubbed; 148, [42] pp.; with three loosely inserted letters: the first, addressed to Sir Henry Paul Seale (1806-1897), mayor of Dartmouth, proffering copies of Montefiore's 'Narrative' (referring to this work) to libraries, signed by Sir Moses Montefiore; the second is an autograph letter in Montefiore's hand (folded in its original envelope) addressed to Seale, presenting him with a copy of Montefiore's 'Narrative' for his personal library; the third is an autograph letter in Seal's hand thanking Montefiore for his gesture.
The first is an open letter addressed to Sir Moses Montefiore written by the Jerusalem Rabbis Meyer Auerbach and Samuel Salant, asking to fund a building of a new Synagogue and Beit Midrash out of the walls of the old city. The letter presented in Hebrew and English, printed on opposite sides of the book. It describes in detail the living and educational conditions of the Sephardi and Ashkenazi communities in the 1870s Jerusalem and praising Montefiore's support of oppressed Jewries.
The second work, written in English only, is by Sir Moses Montefiore himself, with the very descriptive title, also relating to the first work's subject:
A Narrative of a Forty Day's Sojourn in the Holy Land, devoted to an investigation of the state of schools, colleges, and charitable institutions. Given to the friends and well-wishers of Zion, by Sir Moses Montefiore Bart., F.R.S., on his return from his seventh pilgrimage to the Land of Promise.
This second edition was published two years after the first.
Second edition. 8vo, original publisher's blue cloth blind-stamped with gilt titles in English and Hebrew to opposite sides of the cover, all edges gilt, contemporary Montefiore's photograph pasted to the back inner cover, Montefiore bookplate printed to front inner cover, slight foxing to title, corners rubbed; 148, [42] pp.; with three loosely inserted letters: the first, addressed to Sir Henry Paul Seale (1806-1897), mayor of Dartmouth, proffering copies of Montefiore's 'Narrative' (referring to this work) to libraries, signed by Sir Moses Montefiore; the second is an autograph letter in Montefiore's hand (folded in its original envelope) addressed to Seale, presenting him with a copy of Montefiore's 'Narrative' for his personal library; the third is an autograph letter in Seal's hand thanking Montefiore for his gesture.
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The 'Narrative' by Sir Moses Montefiore with an open letter addressed to his by the Jerusalem Rabbis on the occasion of his seventh, and final, arrival to Jerusalem.
The first is an open letter addressed to Sir Moses Montefiore written by the Jerusalem Rabbis Meyer Auerbach and Samuel Salant, asking to fund a building of a new Synagogue and Beit Midrash out of the walls of the old city. The letter presented in Hebrew and English, printed on opposite sides of the book. It describes in detail the living and educational conditions of the Sephardi and Ashkenazi communities in the 1870s Jerusalem and praising Montefiore's support of oppressed Jewries.
The second work, written in English only, is by Sir Moses Montefiore himself, with the very descriptive title, also relating to the first work's subject:
A Narrative of a Forty Day's Sojourn in the Holy Land, devoted to an investigation of the state of schools, colleges, and charitable institutions. Given to the friends and well-wishers of Zion, by Sir Moses Montefiore Bart., F.R.S., on his return from his seventh pilgrimage to the Land of Promise.
This second edition was published two years after the first.
Second edition. 8vo, original publisher's blue cloth blind-stamped with gilt titles in English and Hebrew to opposite sides of the cover, all edges gilt, contemporary Montefiore's photograph pasted to the back inner cover, Montefiore bookplate printed to front inner cover, slight foxing to title, corners rubbed; 148, [42] pp.; with three loosely inserted letters: the first, addressed to Sir Henry Paul Seale (1806-1897), mayor of Dartmouth, proffering copies of Montefiore's 'Narrative' (referring to this work) to libraries, signed by Sir Moses Montefiore; the second is an autograph letter in Montefiore's hand (folded in its original envelope) addressed to Seale, presenting him with a copy of Montefiore's 'Narrative' for his personal library; the third is an autograph letter in Seal's hand thanking Montefiore for his gesture.
The first is an open letter addressed to Sir Moses Montefiore written by the Jerusalem Rabbis Meyer Auerbach and Samuel Salant, asking to fund a building of a new Synagogue and Beit Midrash out of the walls of the old city. The letter presented in Hebrew and English, printed on opposite sides of the book. It describes in detail the living and educational conditions of the Sephardi and Ashkenazi communities in the 1870s Jerusalem and praising Montefiore's support of oppressed Jewries.
The second work, written in English only, is by Sir Moses Montefiore himself, with the very descriptive title, also relating to the first work's subject:
A Narrative of a Forty Day's Sojourn in the Holy Land, devoted to an investigation of the state of schools, colleges, and charitable institutions. Given to the friends and well-wishers of Zion, by Sir Moses Montefiore Bart., F.R.S., on his return from his seventh pilgrimage to the Land of Promise.
This second edition was published two years after the first.
Second edition. 8vo, original publisher's blue cloth blind-stamped with gilt titles in English and Hebrew to opposite sides of the cover, all edges gilt, contemporary Montefiore's photograph pasted to the back inner cover, Montefiore bookplate printed to front inner cover, slight foxing to title, corners rubbed; 148, [42] pp.; with three loosely inserted letters: the first, addressed to Sir Henry Paul Seale (1806-1897), mayor of Dartmouth, proffering copies of Montefiore's 'Narrative' (referring to this work) to libraries, signed by Sir Moses Montefiore; the second is an autograph letter in Montefiore's hand (folded in its original envelope) addressed to Seale, presenting him with a copy of Montefiore's 'Narrative' for his personal library; the third is an autograph letter in Seal's hand thanking Montefiore for his gesture.
