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Illustrated Guide to the Holy Places in Palestine and Vicinity – Facsimile – with Notes by Cecil Roth – London, 1929
The Casale Pilgrim: A Sixteenth-Century Illustrated Guide to the Holy Places Reproduced in Facsimile, With Introduction, Translation, and Notes by Cecil Roth. London: Soncino Press, 1929. English.
A high-quality facsimile of a Hebrew manuscript: an illustrated guide to holy places in Palestine and its vicinity, written in the 16th century by an anonymous author of Italian origin. English translation, introduction, and notes by Cecil Roth (1899-1970), British-Jewish historian who specialized in Jewish history and was renowned, among other things, for his collection of Jewish art and Judaica. This is copy no. 76 from a limited edition of 580 copies. Original, fine vellum binding, with gilt design to front. Top edges gilt. Heavy, high-quality paper.
[1], 91 pp., 25.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor worming to leaves and front board.
