Edrehi Moses. An Historical Account of the Ten Tribes Settled Beyond the River Sambatyon in the East

AUCTION 30 | Tuesday, September 20th, 2005 at 1:00

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(AMERICAN JUDAICA)

Edrehi Moses. An Historical Account of the Ten Tribes Settled Beyond the River Sambatyon in the East

FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. English interspersed with Hebrew. Frontispiece portrait of the Author (see Rubens 754). Extensive list of subscribers from places throughout the United States. Bookplate of Lawrence Hendricks, Charleston, S.C pp. 290, (39). Few light stains. Contemporary cloth. 4to Singeman 1277

Philadelphia: for the Author’s Son 1853

Est: $700 - $900

PRICE REALIZED $850

Moses Edrehi was a somewhat idiosyncratic individual, a wandering preacher originally from Morocco, who spent some years in Europe, especially England, and finally settled in Eretz Israel, where he apparently assumed the title of British Consul at Jerusalem. This edition was prepared for an American readership by the Author’s son, Isaac Edrehi. The book contains interesting information concerning the Jews of Morocco (pp. 137-163) and other, more exotic lands