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.

Estimate: $300–$500
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

(TRAVEL).

printer

L. Silbermann-J. Brill

Place

Lyck-Mainz

Publication

1866-1874

Description

FIRST EDITIONS.

references

Friedberg, Aleph 163.

summary

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

I: ff. (10),111. * II: ff. (5), pp. 237, (1). Ex-library, stained. Modern marbled boards. 8vo.

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