(JUDAICA) Levi David A Defence of the Old Testament in a Ser

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(JUDAICA.) Levi, David. A Defence of the Old Testament, in a Series of Letters, Addressed to Thomas Paine. 240 pages. 12mo, contemporary calf, minor wear, rejointed; minor foxing; early owner's inscription on front free endpaper. New York: William A. Davis for Napthali Judah, 1797

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first american edition, second state with page 89 numbered correctly. Levi responds to Paine's critique of the Bible, arguing the legitimacy of the Old Testament. This edition was published for Naphtali Judah, one of the earliest prominent Jewish booksellers in America. Evans 32376; Rosenbach 114; Singerman 0114.