Solomon Moses Hai Gagin. Shir Tehilloth [“Song of Praise: in honor of Sir Moses Montifiore]. Tanslated into English by David Finestone.
AUCTION 53 |
Thursday, December 08th,
2011 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts Autograph Letters & Graphic Art
Lot 190
(MONTEFIORE, SIR MOSES)
Solomon Moses Hai Gagin. Shir Tehilloth [“Song of Praise: in honor of Sir Moses Montifiore]. Tanslated into English by David Finestone.
Jerusalem: Y. Goshzinni 1875
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
EXTREMELY RARE. The only copy located by Halevy (no. 259) is the present copy, formerly in the Jews' College Library.
Sir Moses Montefiore, the great Anglo-Jewish financier and philanthropist, was born in Leghorn, Italy on October 28th 1784 and died at Ramsgate, England on July 25th 1885, three months shy of his 101st birthday.