Auction 13 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Moses Montefiore

Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
1. Kol Rina VeYeshu'ah, …"May G-d help Minister Moses Montefiore…on his way to assist his people in Romania…" by Shimshon Rausuk. London, [1867]. Hebrew and English. * Neve Tehilah, by Joseph Kohn Zedek, Lvov, 1868. Elaborate book, divided into three "she'arim"(gates) : Sha'ar HaTefilah, Sha'ar HaTodah, Sha'ar HaZimrah. * Sar Me'ah Shanah ! "Shortened biography of the Minister in seventeen poems", by Zvi Hirsch ben-Yitzchak Aryeh Leib Gelberg. Lvov, [1884]. Bound with: Aderet Tife'eret Moshe, Lemberg, 1884. Includes a song by the translator, on the occasion of Montefiore's return from Morocco; HaMit'onen, by Zvi Hirsch Gelberg. Lvov, 1880. * HaBracha, by Berachya Shafir. Krakow, 1889. Hebrew and German page facing page, with additional texts.
Total of six books, five deals with Montefiore. Sizes and conditions vary. From Dr. Israel Mehlman's private collection
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