Schwarz, Rabbi Joseph

FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, 8vo (221 x 142mm.), half-title, frontispiece portrait of author, two foldout maps, 12 lithographed views of the Holy Land, contemporary red morocco gilt, spine in compartments gilt, housed in custom made morocco-backed slipcase by Baker Bindery, Alabama, some spotting, large folding map repaired, binding a little rubbed

Steven S. Schwarzchild, bookplate

Singerman 1161; Rosenbach 683; Lance Sussman, Isaac Leeser and the Making of American Judaism. 1995, p.176

Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate.
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A landmark work on the geography and history of the Holy Land, that was originally published in Hebrew as Tebu'ot ha-Areẓ. "It is to be hoped that this book may contribute to extend the knowledge of Palestine, and rouse many to study the rich treasures which our ancient literature affords, and also to enkindle sympathy and kind acts for those of our brothers who still cling to the soil of our ancestors" (Introduction).