Private journal of a visit to Egypt and Palestine,
by way of Italy and the Mediterranean.
Stock Code 114513
London, Joseph Rickerby (printer), 1836
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A scarce first edition of this personal account of Lady Montefiore's travels in the Levant, published anonymously and dedicated to her husband.
The journal was printed for distribution in the circles of family and close friends and was never formally published.
Lady Judith Montefiore (née Barent Cohen, 1784-1862) was known for her social influence and generosity throughout the Jewish community. She married Moses Montefiore in 1812, and together they became two of the most well known members of the Jewish elite. While they participated in upper-class Christian London Society, they also spent much of their time and earnings on Jewish causes, including funding the first settlement for farming in Israel. The couple travelled to the Land of Israel several times and were always well received on their visits there; this journal documents the Montefiores' first trip.
In 1844 Lady Montefiore printed, also anonymously, the journal of her second trip to the Land of Israel, under a near-identical title: 'Notes from a Private Journal of a visit to Egypt and Palestine, by Way of Italy and the Mediterranean'.
First Edition. 12mo (20.5 x 13 cm), original blind-tooled navy cloth boards, gilt title to spine, minor foxing to endpapers and first and last leaves, some pages roughly trimmed. [4], 322 pp.
British Travel Writing BTW1114; Robinson 168.
The journal was printed for distribution in the circles of family and close friends and was never formally published.
Lady Judith Montefiore (née Barent Cohen, 1784-1862) was known for her social influence and generosity throughout the Jewish community. She married Moses Montefiore in 1812, and together they became two of the most well known members of the Jewish elite. While they participated in upper-class Christian London Society, they also spent much of their time and earnings on Jewish causes, including funding the first settlement for farming in Israel. The couple travelled to the Land of Israel several times and were always well received on their visits there; this journal documents the Montefiores' first trip.
In 1844 Lady Montefiore printed, also anonymously, the journal of her second trip to the Land of Israel, under a near-identical title: 'Notes from a Private Journal of a visit to Egypt and Palestine, by Way of Italy and the Mediterranean'.
First Edition. 12mo (20.5 x 13 cm), original blind-tooled navy cloth boards, gilt title to spine, minor foxing to endpapers and first and last leaves, some pages roughly trimmed. [4], 322 pp.
British Travel Writing BTW1114; Robinson 168.
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