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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1889. Cloth; 12mo. Xviii, 381 pages. Originally copyright 1885. Decorative boards in red, green, and black. Tissued frontispiece engraving. Illustrated with engravings (some portraits) and two fold-out maps. Series: The Story of the Nations. Preface and index. Intended primarily for older youth. The non-Jewish author states in his preface that he has endeavored to give prominence to "the more picturesque and dramatic features of the record. The profundities are only touched upon....At the same time, [providing] details of exterminating warfare, of sharpest torture, of bitterest cursing....the writer feels that Israel, among the nations, should be regarded with reverence, even with awe, in times modern as well as ancient. " Singerman 3438. SUBJECT(S) : Jews -- History. OCLC lists 14 copies worldwide of this edition. Ex-library. Damp stained. Spine sunned, with some edgewear. Binding broken, with front flyleaf and some interior leaves detached but present. Maps have small tears. Text in good condition. (AMR-1-18) Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of (Jt) Hosmer, James K : THE STORY OF THE JEWS: ANCIENT, MEDIAEVAL, AND MODERN. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out of print books, collectables, out-of-print books, incunabula and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |