Isaac Harby of Charleston, 1788-1828

Zola, Gary Phillip; Marcus Jacobs (Foreword). Isaac Harby of Charleston, 1788-1828. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press, 1994. First edition. Quarto. XV, 284pp. Original pictorial dustjacket over red cloth with gold lettering on spine. Colored endpapers. Fascinating work which is more than a biography of Isaac Harby, 19th century Charleston educator, playwright, critic, journalist, and religious reformer. It is also an analysis of Jews in the new United States wrestling with the issue of their ethnicity. This study is profusely illustrated with numerous b/w in-text photographic reproductions of portraits and views. Previous owner’s inscription (in Hebrew) on fly-leaf. Dustjacket, binding and interior in near to fine condition. vg. Hardcover. (24878) $65