The Home and the Synagogue of the Modern Jew: Sketches of Modern Jewish Life and Ceremonies

n/a. The Home and the Synagogue of the Modern Jew: Sketches of Modern Jewish Life and Ceremonies. London: The Religious Tract Society, ND (ca 1872). Octavo. VIII, 243, [1], 4pp. Original black and gold-stamped cloth. All edges gilt. Engraved frontispiece protected with a tissue guard. Remarkable work attempting to portray Hebrew rites and ceremonies. It is profusely illustrated with numerous in-text and full-page illustrations. Spine sunned and rubbing along edges. Ex-library copy with blind-stamped on very first and very last pages. Free front endpaper glued to inside of front cover. Frontispiece glued to free front endpaper. Closed tear on frontispiece. Hinges starting. Binding and interior in overall fair condition. fair. Hardcover. (32763) $50