The Writings of Rabbi Elijah of London
by Sacks, M. Y. L. (ed.); Cecil Roth; Elijah of London
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- g
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
Jerusalem: Mossad Harav Kook, 1956. Hardcover. g. 4to. 42pp. 167pp. vi. Original half brown cloth over pink cloth with gold lettering on spine in original printed dust jacket. Hebrew and English title-pages. Scholarly edition of the work of the 13th century English Tosafist Rabbi Elijah of London. Includes a lengthy biographical introduction by Cecil Roth. Includes b/w photographs of a lineage document for R. Elijah of London and the seal of his brother Rabbi Jacob of Oxford. This work is an example of English Jewry's cultural productivity before it was expelled in 1290. Text in Hebrew with a short preface by Cecil Roth. Dj sunned. Top edge creased. Book top edge bumped. Bottom edge and corners rubbed. Edges sunned. Front endpaper creased. Dj and book in overall good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31378
- Title
- The Writings of Rabbi Elijah of London
- Author
- Sacks, M. Y. L. (ed.); Cecil Roth; Elijah of London
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - g
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Mossad Harav Kook
- Place of Publication
- Jerusalem
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- Talmudic commentary, Jewish community England
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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