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The present state of the Jews : wherein is contained an exact account of their customs, secular and religious : to which is annexed a summary discourse of the Misna, Talmud, & Gemara / by L. Addison ...
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection RBC 2026 56
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Addison, Lancelot, 1632-1703, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Judaism--Customs and practices--Early works to 1800.
- Judaism.
- Jews--Africa--Early works to 1800.
- Jews.
- Rabbinical literature--Early works to 1800.
- Rabbinical literature.
- Genre:
- Booksellers' advertisements.
- Physical Description:
- [12], 247, [5] pages, [1] leaf of plates : 1 illustration ; 16 cm (12mo)
- Edition:
- The second edition, corrected by the author.
- Other Title:
- Present state of the Jevvs
- Fingerprint:
- enon s.t. nday ThRe (3) 1676 (A)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed by J.C. for William Crooke ..., 1676.
- Notes:
- Signatures: A⁶ B-L¹² M⁶.
- Engraved frontispiece plate with title: The present state of the Jews in Barbados.
- Woodcut initial.
- Type ornament head-pieces.
- Title in red and black.
- Bookseller's advertisement on leaves A4v-A6v.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center RBC 2026 56 presented to the Penn Libraries from the Moldovan Family Collection by Joseph T. Moldovan C’76, and Susan A. Moldovan C’76, 2024. Donated in honor and memory of Jean and Dr. Alfred Moldovan. Illustrated bookplate ("EX LIBRIS MOLDOVAN FAMILY") affixed to front pastedown. Paper slip with dated 17th-century autographj ("Jos. Craven 1680."), possibly of Joseph Craven (1655?-1728), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, affixed to verso of frontispiece plate. Paper slip with bookseller's printed description of a copy of this edition laid in. Leaves closely cropped at head margin with occasional damage to running title.
- Cited in:
- English short title catalogue, R9967
- Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed. 1994), A527
- OCLC:
- 6686084
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