Israelite Gallery [1853] | Jewish Historical Work | Amsterdam

A special 19th-century Dutch work titled Israëlietische Galerij, published in Amsterdam in 1853 and edited by L. Goudsmit Azn.

This book contains a collection of Jewish legends, myths, chronicles, and tales concerning Israelites from all countries and all centuries.

It concerns the first annual volume of this publication and serves as an interesting cultural document from the mid-19th century, when the Jewish community in the Netherlands played an important role in social and cultural life.

Bound in the original red cloth publisher's binding. The interior is complete, with light signs of aging and some binding weaknesses commensurate with its age.

A rarer piece with strong content for collectors of:

• Jewish-Dutch heritage

• 19th-century cultural history

• Amsterdam printed works

• Antique books

Specifications

• Title: Israëlietische Galerij

• Editor: L. Goudsmit Azn.

• Publisher: M. Coster, Jz. – Amsterdam

• Printer: M. & L. J. Coster

• Year: 1853

• Size: 19 cm high

• Thickness: 2.5 cm

• Binding: Original red cloth

• Condition: Good antique condition, some pages slightly loose, one page repaired