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RARE FIRST EDITION of a comprehensive history of Florentine Jewry in the Renaissance period by the eminent biblical scholar and rabbi Umberto Cassuto [Moshe David] (1883-1951). 300x200mm. VII+447 pages (+4). Black rebound Hardcover. Tiny glue stain on front cover. Spine bottom edge bumped. Pages 139-146 upper edge and pages 113-138 edges slightly torn - NO damage to text. Pages 355/356 and 273-282 edge slightly tattered - NO damage to text. Title page upper corner missing. Some pages corner/s wrinkled/worn. Several extreme page edges slightly tattered - no damage to text. Text block and page edges browning. Pages yellowing and rough-cut (as published). [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare history of Florentine Jewry by one of the leading authorities on Italian Jewry and Judaism has sustained some wear, but is still in good reading condition.