Auction 45 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
"The Sicilian Jewry" - Palermo, 1748
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
L'ebraismo della Sicilia Ricercato ed Esposto Da Giovanni Di Giovanni Canonico Della Santa Metropolitana Chiesa di Palermo ed Inquisitor Fiscale della Suprema Inquisizione in Sicilia [The Sicilian Jewry, studied and exposed by Giovanni Di Giovanni, priest in the church of Palermo and inquisitor in Sicily]. Palermo: Giuseppe Gramignani, 1748. Italian.
An important study on the topic of Sicilian Jewry. Accompanied by five small engravings (on title page, the following page and the first page of the book). Ownership signature on endpaper: "Zunz" - apparently the signature of Leopold (Yom Tov Lipmann) Zunz. [1], XX, 420 pp, 23 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Creases. Vellum binding, slightly damaged.
An important study on the topic of Sicilian Jewry. Accompanied by five small engravings (on title page, the following page and the first page of the book). Ownership signature on endpaper: "Zunz" - apparently the signature of Leopold (Yom Tov Lipmann) Zunz. [1], XX, 420 pp, 23 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Creases. Vellum binding, slightly damaged.