The Parables and Similes of the Rabbis: Agricultural and Pastoral

Feldman, A. The Parables and Similes of the Rabbis: Agricultural and Pastoral. London: Cambridge University Press, 1927. Second edition. 8vo. ix, (1) table of contents, 290pp. Original red cloth with gold lettering on spine in original price clipped dust jacket. Survey of rabbinic midrashic/aggadic agricultural metaphors. Covers field cultivation, the Pardes garden, trees, viticulture, figs, olives, palms, nut trees, thorns, reeds, lilies, myrtle and pastoral similes. Corners slightly bumped. Minor shelf wear to book bottom edges. Tail of spine bumped. Overall in very good condition. vg. Hardcover.

Rabbi Dr. A. Feldman served as dayan of the United Synagogue, London. (29305) $75