A Jewish Calendar for Sixty-Four Years, by Elias Hayim Lindo. London: L. Thompson, 1838. English. Calendar for the years 1838-1902; including information on Jewish history; an essay on the structure of the Jewish calendar; prayer times in London; tables for calculating the dates of Jewish festivals until the year 6000; list of Jewish charity institutions in London; Shabbat times for various places in the world – New York, Bengal, New South Wales and Jamaica; biblical chronology from the time of the Flood until the writing of this book; and more. Elias Hayim Lindo (1783-1865) was a Jewish writer, translator and historian. He was born in the Caribbean Island of St. Thomas, where he established a family, became a wealthy businessman and dedicated himself to the local Jewish community. He later immigrated to London where he devoted himself to literature. He translated Jewish classics (such as the Kuzari, Chovot HaLevavot), wrote about the history of Spanish and Portuguese Jewry, and compiled a comprehensive catalogue of the library of the Portuguese Congregation of London. VIII, I-IV, 5-134, 134, [1] pp., 23 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Worming to body and binding. Minor creases. Margins of two pages reinforced with paper. Several pen inscriptions and notations. Blemishes, abrasions and minor tears to binding.