Costumbres de los Israelitas. [“Customs of the Jews”]. Translated from French to Spanish by Juan Bautista Josef de Barry.

AUCTION 55 | Thursday, June 21st, 2012 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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FLEURY, CLAUDE.

Costumbres de los Israelitas. [“Customs of the Jews”]. Translated from French to Spanish by Juan Bautista Josef de Barry.

<<FIRST SPANISH LANGUAGE EDITION.>> From the Cassuto Collection. pp. 414, (6). Trace foxed. Marbled endpapers. Contemporary calf, scuffed. 8vo. Palau 92229.

Paris: Pedro Witte 1734

Est: $200 - $300

PRICE REALIZED $600

French ecclesiastical historian Claude Fleury (1640-1723) published his work “Moeurs des Israelites” in Paris in 1681. The book enjoyed wide popularity, being translated into several languages.