1848 The Jews of the Nineteenth Century

Ayerst, W. (Rev.) – The Jews of the Nineteenth Century London: Sold at the London Society’s House; by F. Wertheim; Hatchard; Bellerby & Sampson, 1848. 8vo. 431 [1] pp. Original cloth, blind-stamped boards with decorative frame, spine faded to brown, light wear at extremities; slight loosening to inner hinges. Portrait frontispiece of Michael Solomon Alexander, first Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem. Ownership stamp of the Nederlandsche Vereeniging voor Israël (founded 1861), Zendingbureau, Andrieszkade 3, Amsterdam, on final leaf. A collection of essays, reviews, and historical notices originally published in The Jewish Intelligence, reflecting mid-19th-century Anglican evangelical missionary engagement with Jewish life in Europe. Complete and sound, with identifiable Dutch missionary provenance. Inv. H10ho