The History of the Jews
from the destruction of Jerusalem to the present time.
London, A. Macintosh, 1818
This set was removed from the de Rothschild library at Exbury House, Hampshire. The house was acquired in 1919 by Major Lionel Nathan de Rothschild (1882-1942), the grandson of Baron Lionel Nathan de Rothschild (1808-1879), British Jewish banker, politician and philanthropist and the first Jewish MP.
Hannah Adams (1755-1831) was an American author of books on comparative religion and early American history. She is believed to have been the first woman in the US to work as a professional writer. 'The History of the Jews' considered to be her most elaborate work. She was a distant cousin to the 2nd US President John Adams.
First British edition; 8vo (215 x 135 mm); contemporary half calf, spine gilt, marbled edges, with bookseller's ticket of A. Berlandino, with some very light foxing to endpapers; viii, 576 pp.
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