Auction 87 · Lot 161
The Friend of Israel - Ahuv Yisrael. A Monthly Paper Published in the Interest of the Jews in India.
- Estimate
- $70–$100
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(INDIA).
Place
Bombay
Publication
1898
Description
Text in Marathi and English. Vol. I, nos. 1 and 8-9, bound together. From the Israel Mehlman Collection.
summary
A monthly journal published for and by the Bene Israel, the oldest Jewish community in India. Its stated purpose was to “place within the reach of every household as much of the literature … as will succeed … in enlightening the minds of our community respecting their duties and obligations as the people of God and the members of society.”
pp. 9, (2), 57-72. Lightly browned, wormed, some foxing. Recent boards. 4to.
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