The Jews catechism : containing the thirteen articles of the Jewish religion : formerly translated out of Hebrew : with a prefatory discourse against atheism.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rare Judaica Acquisitions Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catechisms, English--Early works to 1800.

Catechisms, English.

Judaism--Early works to 1800.

Judaism.

Penn Provenance:

Abdy, William, Sir, 1732-1803 (bookplate) (CJS Rare copy)

Green, A. L. (stamp) (CJS Rare copy)

Physical Description:

xx, 68 pages ; 17 cm (8vo)

Fingerprint:

ofa- d-ey heou ofIt (3) 1721 (A)

Place of Publication:

London : [publisher not identified], Printed in the year, 1721.

Notes:

Signatures: [A]1 a-b⁴ c1 B-I⁴ K².

Title within border of double rules.

Woodcut initial, factotum, head-pieces and tail-piece.

Local Notes:

CJS Rare copy acquired for the Penn Libraries in 2020 at auction from Kestenbaum & Co. (sale 87, lot 44) with assistance from the Rare Judaica Acquisitions Fund.

CJS Rare copy has armorial bookplate ("Sr. Wm. Abdy. Bart. Chobham Place."), probably of William Abdy (1732-1803), on front pastedown.

CJS Rare copy has oval blue ink stamp ("REV'D A.L. GREEN LIBRARY") on title leaf, leaf K2v, and verso of back free endpaper; red ink stamp ("CANCELLED") on front free endpaper.

Cited in:

ESTC T184646

OCLC:

79534577

Online:

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