Noah, Mordechai M. Travels in England, France, Spain, and the Barbary States, in the Years 1813-14 and 1815.

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Lot 17
(AMERICAN JUDAICA).

Noah, Mordechai M. Travels in England, France, Spain, and the Barbary States, in the Years 1813-14 and 1815.

<<A REMARKABLY CLEAN COPY.>> Frontispiece portrait of the Author. Four plates (one folding). pp. vi, [1], 431, xlvii. Some foxing. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, rubbed, lower cover starting. 8vo. Singerman 304; Rosenbach 205.

New York and London: 1819

Est: $4,000 - $6,000
PRICE REALIZED $3,250
Mordecai Manuel Noah (1785-1851) was one of the most important figures of his time. He was a person of many accomplishments: lawyer, newspaper editor, playwright, diplomat, politician, judge and major activist for Jewish causes. Noah commanded the respect of four Presidents: Adams, Madison, Jefferson and Jackson. It has been said that to the Jews of his day, he was the quintessential American, and to Americans, he was the representative Jew. Noah’s “Travels” was well received by contemporary critics. The book abounds with colorful details concerning the daily life, social customs and political intrigues of both Moslems and Jews. See Sarna, Jacksonian Jew: The Two Worlds of Mordecai Noah (1981).