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Auction 40 · Lot 11

(Houston, George). Israel Vindicated, Being A Refutation of the Calumnies Propagated Respecting the Jewish Nation, in which the Objects and Views of the American Society for Ameliorating the Condition of the Jews, are Investigated. By an Israelite.

Estimate
$500–$700
Hammer price
$1,100

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(AMERICAN JUDAICA).

printer

Abraham Collins

Place

New York

Publication

1820

Description

FIRST EDITION.

references

Singerman 323; Rosenbach 210

summary

In the form of an exchange of letters between one Nathan Joseph of New York, to his friend Jacob Isaacs of Philadelphia, a defense of Judaism against the proselytizing activities of the American Society for Ameliorating the Condition of the Jews. “In a country, where every man’s right to publish his sentiments is held as sacred as his right to think, it cannot be thought surprising that a part of the community, who have long been treated as the outcasts of society, should feel anxious to vindicate themselves from what they consider misrepresentation.” (Preface)
pp. 8,110,(1). Browned. Recent calf-backed marbled boards. 8vo
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