FIRST EDITION of the first volume of the English translation of Menasseh Ben Israel`s `El Conciliador`, a religious explanation of seemingly-contradictory phrases and stories in the Scriptures, done in the Jewish exegetic tradition and aimed for Jewish and non-Jewish audiences. This volumes deals only with the books of the Pentateuch 220x185mm. XXXII+312 pages. Brown leather hardcover. Gilt lettering on spine. Embossed decoration on front and back covers.Cover worn and slightly stained. Cover edges slightly bumped. Cover corners bumped. Back cover stained. Spine taped to front cover. Spine cracked on middle and on edges. Portions of spine missing. Inner spine visible on end paper and p. 193. Library stamp and pen inscriptions on whitepages, pre-title page, copyright page, title page and page 312. Pages yellowing with some aging stains. Rear whitepage slightly torn. Even though it has sustained some damage, this rare first edition remains in good condition for reading.