Auction 45 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

"Two Journeys to Jerusalem" - Anthology of Essays - Early Composition about Sabbatai Zevi and more - London, 1704 - Woodcuts

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Two Journeys to Jerusalem… by Nathaniel Crouch, and other writers. Printed for Nath. Crouch, at the Bell in the Poultrey Near Cheapside. London, 1704. English.
An anthology of essayss about Eretz Israel, Judaism and the Jewish people, and more. Printed together; each composition with separate title page:
• Memorable Remarks Concerning the Jews.
• A Strange and True Account of the travels of Two English Pilgrims, Some Years since, and What Admirable Accidents Befell Them in Their Journey to Jerusalem, Grand Cairo, Alexandria & c.
• A Journey to Jerusalem, or the Travels of Fourteen English Men to Jerusalem, in the Year 1669.
• A True Relation of the Proceedings of the Great Council of the Jews Assembled in the Plains of Ajayday, in Hungaria, About 30 Leagues Distant from Buda; to Examine the Scriptures Concerning Christ. on the 12th of October, 1650.
• Brief Chronology Concerning the Jews (in the years 1650-1666).
• The Counterfeit Messiah, or False Christ of the Jews, at Smyrna; in the Year 1666 -Early composition dealing with Sabbatai Zevi and the Sabbatean movement in Izmir.
The book is accompanied by four woodcuts: a figure riding a camel (title page); Jerusalem; Council of Jews in Hungary; Group of Worshipers bowing to Sabbatai Zevi. 180, [12] pp, 14 cm. Good condition. Stains and creases. Several minor tears. Title page fastened with pasted paper. Fine leather binding. New endpapers.
Travels to Eretz Israel, Maps, Photography, Postcards and Graphics
Travels to Eretz Israel, Maps, Photography, Postcards and Graphics