Apr 27, 2017 - Sale 2444

Sale 2444 - Lot 185

Unsold
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
(JUDAICA.) Peixotto, Benjamin F.; editor. The Menorah, Volumes 1 through 5. 6 plates. 30 monthly issues in 5 volumes. 8vo, contemporary cloth, moderate wear, rebacked with portion of original backstrips laid down; some leaves detached and/or worn, inked library stamps on title pages, labels on backstrips. New York, July 1886 to December 1888

Additional Details

The first five volumes of the monthly publication of the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith. Typical articles included "Story of the Roumanian Mission," "Hebrew Jurisprudence," "The Jews of India," and "History of Jewish Literature." Each volume also has a collective title page and contents leaves. The first volume also has three leaves of prefatory material. Bound at the end of Volumes II through V are a variety of organizational reports with separate pagination. Singerman S235.