Solomon Moses Hai Gagin. Shir Tehilloth [“Song of Praise: in honor of Sir Moses Montifiore]. Tanslated into English by David Finestone.

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

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author

(MONTEFIORE, SIR MOSES)

printer

Y. Goshzinni

Place

Jerusalem

Publication

1875

Description

the Sir Moses Montefiore copy with his bookplate. Title-page printed in gold. Hebrew and English texts.

references

Halevy (This copy)

summary

EXTREMELY RARE. The only copy located by Halevy (no. 259) is the present copy, formerly in the Jews' College Library. Sir Moses Montefiore, the great Anglo-Jewish financier and philanthropist, was born in Leghorn, Italy on October 28th 1784 and died at Ramsgate, England on July 25th 1885, three months shy of his 101st birthday.

ff. (4). Library stamps. Original wrappers, detached. 8vo

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