The Itinerary of Rabbi Benjamin of Tudela. Translated and Edited by A. Asher.

Estimate: $200–$300
Hammer price: $180

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author

(TRAVEL).

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A. Asher

Place

London & Berlin

Publication

1840-41

Description

Two volumes. * First volume: Text in Hebrew and English. * Second volume: Notes and Essays. Includes geographic and bibliographic notations, as well as essays by Zunz, Rapoport and Lebrecht.

summary

An excellent scholarly treatment of the celebrated 12th-century traveler.

pp. xii, 165, 121, (2). * xix, (1), 448. Second vol. uncut. Ex-library, lightly foxed in places. Original boards. 8vo.

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