Sapir, Jacob. Even Saphir Part I: On the lives of Jews in Egypt and Yemen. Part II: On the lives of Jews in Aden, India, Singapore, Java, Australia and New Zealand. Two parts in two volumes.
AUCTION 57 |
Thursday, January 31st,
2013 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 208
(TRAVEL).
Sapir, Jacob. Even Saphir Part I: On the lives of Jews in Egypt and Yemen. Part II: On the lives of Jews in Aden, India, Singapore, Java, Australia and New Zealand. Two parts in two volumes.
Lyck-Mainz: L. Silbermann-J. Brill 1866-1874
Est: $300 - $500
Jacob Sapir was a prominent scholar and noted emissary of the Perushim community of Jerusalem who embarked in 1856 on a lengthy journey to the Near East and Orient. He was especially interested in the religious and cultural aspects of the Jews of Yemen and a large part of the first volume is devoted to a description of the social manners and customs he found there. In the second volume, Sapir presents a detailed account of the Jews of Asia, especially the communities of Indi