(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

AUCTION 15 | Tuesday, March 12th, 2002 at 1:00
Fine Hebrew Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art The Property of Various Owners

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Lot 16
(AMERICAN JUDAICA)

(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

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 Singerman 323; Rosenbach 210

New York: Abraham Collins 1820

Est: $700 - $1,000
PRICE REALIZED $1,200
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”