Shaffner, Abraham. A Wisp of Myrrh in a Bed of Spices. A Narrative of Interesting Events in the Life of Israel’s Benefactor, the Illustrious Philanthropist Sir Moses Montefiore and Reflections upon his Many Deeds of Kindness and Benevolence
AUCTION 31 |
Tuesday, December 13th,
2005 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Hebrew and Other Printed Books
Lot 40
(AMERICAN / ANGLO-JUDAICA)
Shaffner, Abraham. A Wisp of Myrrh in a Bed of Spices. A Narrative of Interesting Events in the Life of Israel’s Benefactor, the Illustrious Philanthropist Sir Moses Montefiore and Reflections upon his Many Deeds of Kindness and Benevolence
New York: Jewish Daily News 1887
Est: $300 - $500
PRICE REALIZED $150
Approbation notes the “remarkable” fact that “a man of the author’s age, now nearing 84, is still blessed with the intellectual freshness necessary to conceive and compose such a work...none will regret its perusal.”