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An Open Letter addressed to Sir Moses Montefiore, Bart. on his arrival in the Holy City of Jerusalem, Sunday
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Together with a Narrative of a Forty Days` Sojourn in the Holy Land, devoted to an investigation of the state of schools, colleges, and charitable institutions, given to the well-wishers of Zion, by Sir Moses Montefiore, 9 Ellul, 5635 - September 9, 1875
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Author
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Auerbach, Meyer; Salant, Samuel / Montefiore, Moses
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Place of Publication
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London
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Publication Name
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Printed by Wertheimer, Lea and Co.
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Year
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1875
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Language(s)
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Hebrew English
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Description
RARE publication of an open letter IN HEBREW WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION to the renowned British financier and banker, activist, philanthropist and Sheriff of London Sir Moses Haim Montefiore, 1st Baronet, FRS (1784-1885) on the occasion of his visit in the Holy Land, together with an account IN ENGLISH of his visit by Montefiore himself. 250x160mm. 148+40 pages. Blue cloth embossed gilt Hardcover. Gilt text block edges. Cover stained and rubbed. Cover edges and spine rubbed. Cover corners and spine edges bumped and peeling. Spine partly tattered, hinges rubbed. Text block edges stained/dirty. Ex-libris sticker on inner cover. Inner cover, whitepages, title pages and several extreme pages slightly stained/dirty - NO damage to text. Binding slightly visible between several pages. Binding visible between pages 80-97. Pages 81-96 partly detached from binding. Pages slightly yellowing. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare book has sustained some wear, but is still in good reading condition.
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Price
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No longer available
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Catalog Index Number
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MS 31 43
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Front Cover
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Spine
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Title Page
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