Lot 12
"Ha-Ore'ach" – Visit of Moses Montefiore in Vilnius – Konigsberg, 1846
Ha-Ore’ach / The Traveller, An account of the festival days, celebrated by Jews of Wilna about the news of the arrival of Sir Moses Montefiore Baronet and ... Judith Montefiore; by Isaac Mayer Dick. [Konigsberg], 1846. Hebrew; with an additional English title page.
The book describes the visit of Moses Montefiore and his wife in Vilnius. The name of the author is missing from the Hebrew title page, but appears on the English one – Chajim Salomon Eliaschewicz. Nonetheless, the book is attributed by some to by the Jewish-Lithuanian author and scholar Isaac Mayer Dick. Hebrew title page printed in golden ink. 62, [1] pp, 14.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and an open tear (restored) to first leaf. New binding.
