Biographical Notices of Some of the Most Distinguished Jewish Rabbies, and Translations of Portions of Their Commentaries, and Other Works, with Illustrative Introductions and Notes

Turner, Samuel H. Biographical Notices of Some of the Most Distinguished Jewish Rabbies, and Translations of Portions of Their Commentaries, and Other Works, with Illustrative Introductions and Notes. New York: Stanford and Swords, 1847. Sm. octavo. xi,245,[24pp). Brown cloth with blind-stamped border and gold lettering on spine. Commentaries on Jarchi on Isaiah xi., Kimchi, Aben Ezra, etc., biographical notes on Maimonides, Abarbanel, Saadis the Gaon, as well as various extracts from other works. 24 page publisher’s advertisement section in rear, as issued. Age wear and staining on binding. Loose backstrip, parts of backstrip missing. Sporadic foxing throughout. Signature of previous owner on front flyleaf. Four lines of notes by previous owner on blank leaf preceding title-page. Binding in poor, interior in fair to good- condition. fair. Hardcover. (28262) $75