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

AUCTION 41 | Thursday, September 18th, 2008 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 throughout the United States pp. 290, (39), (1 blank). Portrait foxed. Few light stains. Contemporary cloth. 4to Singeman 1277

Philadelphia: for the Author’s Son 1853

Est: $500 - $700

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