A CATECHISM OF JEWISH ANTIQUITIES; CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE CLASSES, INSTITUTIONS, RITES, CEREMONIES, MANNERS, CUSTOMS, &C. OF THE ANCIENT JEWS. ADAPTED TO THE USE OF SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES. WITH ENGRAVED ILLUSTRATIONS. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, REVISED AND IMPROVED

Irving, C.

Verlag: F. and R. Lockwood. Gray & Hewitt, Printers, New York, 1822

Beschreibung

80pp, stitched in original printed stiff paper wrappers [upper spine wear]. Light toning and mild foxing. Very Good. Frontis engraving [lightly foxed], "Jewish Passover." The Catechism instructs the reader about the "religion, government, manners, and customs of the Jewish nation." It first issued from London in 1820. This is the first American edition, unrecorded by Rosenbach. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. AI 9121 [6]. Rosenbach 257 [1824 edition]. Singerman 0348.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 36946

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: A CATECHISM OF JEWISH ANTIQUITIES; CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE CLASSES, INSTITUTIONS, RITES, CEREMONIES, MANNERS, CUSTOMS, &C. OF THE ANCIENT JEWS. ADAPTED TO THE USE OF SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES. WITH ENGRAVED ILLUSTRATIONS. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, REVISED AND IMPROVED
• Verlag: F. and R. Lockwood. Gray & Hewitt, Printers, New York
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1822
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • RELIGION
  • JUDAICA
  • AMERICANA
  • EDUCATION