Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Part I
"Birkat Yeshurun" – Poem of Praise for Vittorio Emanuele III on the Occasion of His Visit to Jerusalem, by the Rabbis of the City – Jerusalem, 1887
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Birkat Yeshurun. Jerusalem: Yoel Moshe Salomon, 1887.
A metered, rhymed, poem of praise in eleven stanzas; written for the visit of the Italian Crown Prince Vittorio Emanuele III, prince of Naples, to Jerusalem in 1887.
Signed (in print; on the last page of the booklet) by rabbis and leaders of the Jewish community of Jerusalem: Shmuel Salant, Raphael Meir Panigel, Yaakov Yehuda Leib Lowy and Nissan Bak.
Two title pages, one in Hebrew and one in Italian, partially printed in gold. Fine, gold border to all pages.
Vittorio Emanuele III (1869-1947), son of King Umberto I, reigned as King of Italy for 46 years (1900-1946). During his reign, Italy was involved in two world wars. As king, he was responsible for the appointment of Benito Mussolini as Prime Minister following the March on Rome in 1922, thus paving the way for the Fascist dictatorship led by Mussolini.
[8] ff., approx. 20.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor creases. Fold lines to leaves and cover.
Not in OCLC.
A metered, rhymed, poem of praise in eleven stanzas; written for the visit of the Italian Crown Prince Vittorio Emanuele III, prince of Naples, to Jerusalem in 1887.
Signed (in print; on the last page of the booklet) by rabbis and leaders of the Jewish community of Jerusalem: Shmuel Salant, Raphael Meir Panigel, Yaakov Yehuda Leib Lowy and Nissan Bak.
Two title pages, one in Hebrew and one in Italian, partially printed in gold. Fine, gold border to all pages.
Vittorio Emanuele III (1869-1947), son of King Umberto I, reigned as King of Italy for 46 years (1900-1946). During his reign, Italy was involved in two world wars. As king, he was responsible for the appointment of Benito Mussolini as Prime Minister following the March on Rome in 1922, thus paving the way for the Fascist dictatorship led by Mussolini.
[8] ff., approx. 20.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor creases. Fold lines to leaves and cover.
Not in OCLC.
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