Sep 26, 2019 - Sale 2517

Sale 2517 - Lot 114

Price Realized: $ 750
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
CALIFORNIA IMPRINT (JUDAICA.) Henry, Henry A. A Synopsis of Jewish History from the Return of the Jews from Babylonish Captivity, to the days of Herod the Great. 187 pages. 12mo, publisher's gilt cloth, moderate wear; minor foxing; early owners' signatures on front free endpaper and rear pastedown. San Francisco, CA: Towne & Bacon, 1859

Additional Details

The author was a rabbi in Cincinnati before coming to San Francisco. His history concludes with a three-page "Prayer in Behalf of the United States of America" which he had initially delivered in Cincinnati. Greenwood, California Imprints 1089; Singerman 1577. None traced at auction.