Anglia Judaica, or the History and Antiquities of the Jews in England, by D'blossiers Tovey. Printed for James Fletcher, Oxford, 1738. First Edition. English and some Hebrew.
A comprehensive book by historian and Anglican clergyman D'blossiers Tovey (1692-1745) reviewing the Jewish community of England from its outset in 1066 until the expulsion of the Jews in the 13th century. The book, the first of its kind in terms of its scope, contains documentation of the negotiation between Menasseh ben Israel and Oliver Cromwell after which the Deportation Order was cancelled and the community renewed (in one of the chapters D'blossiers Tovey writes that the hope Cromwell had raised among the Jews was so great that some thought that Cromwell might be the Messiah. See p. 275).
The book contains an engraved plate depicting the grave of the child Saint Hugh of Lincoln, who according to a blood libel widely popular in England, was murdered by Jews.
[8], 319 pp. + [1] engraved plate, 24.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Worming to margins of several leaves (not affecting text), some partly repaired (with tape). Tears to title page; its upper part missing and restored with paper (not affecting text). Some tears to other leaves. Handwriting on margins of one page. New binding, with minor blemishes.