THE PRESENT STATE OF THE JEWS (MORE PARTICULARLY RELATING TO THOSE IN BARBARY) : WHEREIN IS CONTAINED AN EXACT ACCOUNT OF THEIR CUSTOMS, SECULAR AND RELIGIOUS : TO WHICH IS ANNEXED A SUMMARY DISCOURSE OF THE MISNA, TALMUD, AND GEMARA
London : Printed By J. C. For William Crooke, At The Green Dragon Without Temple-Bar, And To Be Sold By John Courtney Bookseller In Sarum, 1675. Item #37072
1st Edition. Modern Boards with Original Spine. 8vo. [8], 249, [7] pages ; 19 cm. In English. “Lancelot Addison (1632 –1703) was an English writer and Church of England clergyman… He was educated at the Queen's College, Oxford… In 1670 he was appointed royal chaplain or Chaplain in Ordinary to the King… Among his … works was ‘The Present State of the Jews’ (1675) , a detailed study of the Jewish population of the Barbary Coast in the seventeenth century, their customs, and their religious behavior” (Wikipedia, 2016) . SUBJECT(S) : Jews -- Africa, North. Customs and Practices. Early Works to 1800. Lacks frontis. Two leaves lack some paper at lower corner, the result of the 17th Centur printer using short paper that still allowed for decent margins; no text is affected. Some edgewear but text is very bright and the whole book is about very good condition. (BR-11-25).
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