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Auction 15 · Lot 16
(Houston, George). Israel Vindicated, Being A Refutation of the Calumnies Propagated Respecting the Jewish Nation, in which the Objects and Views of the American Society for the Ameliorating and Condition of the Jews are Investigated. By an Israelite
- Estimate
- $700–$1,000
- Hammer price
- $1,200
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(AMERICAN JUDAICA)
printer
Abraham Collins
Place
New York
Publication
1820
references
Singerman 323; Rosenbach 210
summary
In the form of an exchange of letters between one Nathan Joseph of New York, to his friend Jacob Isaacs of Philadelphia, a defence of Judaism against the proselytizing activities of the American Society for Ameliorating the Condition of the Jews. “In a country, where every man’s right to publish his sentiments is held as sacred as his right to think, it cannot be thoguht surprising that a part of the community who have long been treated as the outcasts of society, should feel anxious to vindicate themselves from what they consider misrepresentation”
pp. viii,110,(1). Lightly browned, stained in places, few leaves loose. Contemporary tan mottled calf, rubbed at extremities, lacking back-strip, upper cover detached. 8vo
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