Powel, Vavasor. A New and Useful Concordance to the Holy Bible…Also a Collection of those Scripture-Prophesies which relate to the Call of the Jews, and the Glory that shall be in the latter days

AUCTION 41 | Thursday, September 18th, 2008 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, & Graphic Art

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Powel, Vavasor. A New and Useful Concordance to the Holy Bible…Also a Collection of those Scripture-Prophesies which relate to the Call of the Jews, and the Glory that shall be in the latter days

ff. (240). Small tears to title and final leaves, text slightly affected. Trace foxed. Mottled calf, rebacked. 12mo

London: F. Smith 1671

Est: $600 - $900

PRICE REALIZED $550

On f. 200 the Author has collected the verses which prophesy the Jews' eventual return to the Land of Israel. It is possible that this effort was inspired by Menasseh ben Israel's propaganda in the 1650’s