Shivchei Yerushalayim [an anthology of various works on the Holy Sites]. Edited by Jacob b. Moses Chaim Baruch

Estimate: $1,000–$1,500
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

(ISRAEL, LAND OF).

printer

A. Castillo and E. Saadon

Place

Livorno

Publication

1785

Description

FIRST EDITION. Title within woodcut floral border

references

Vinograd, Livorno 216

summary

This work became extremely popular because of its detailed, lively descriptions of various places and sites throughout Eretz Israel (including customs of both Jews and Arabs). It was subsequently published in over ten editions. It includes an anonymous 16th-century travelogue of Eretz Israel, information pertaining to the whereabouts of the Ten Tribes, identifies the graves of various Sages, excerpts from the travels of Benjamin of Tudela, prayers etc.

ff. [1], 47,[ 1]. Light browning, previous owner’s stamp on title, Calf-backed boards, rubbed and chipped. 8vo

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