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Livorno: Saʻadon Molkho Ve-Havero, 1820. Third edition. Hardcover. vg- to vg+. Octavo. 28 double-sided leaves with Hebrew pagination. Rebound in red soft leather boards, with new heavy stock endpapers. The third edition printed of this historical and literary memoir, by Safed-born Rabbi Jacob ben Hayyim Berab (ca 17th-18th century). The work offers a glimpse into life during the First Yeshuv, and the experiences of the Jewish community in the Galilee region of Ottoman-controlled Palestine of the early-mid 18th century. The book specifically relates to Berab's experiences living in and around Tiberias (now Northern Israel) and the historical events that occurred there during the period. The work also includes poetry. The original edition of the work was published in Mantua circa 1744 or 1745. Text throughout includes large initials, is often printed in Rashi script, and is organized in single and multi-column formats. Decorative woodcut border on the title page, and some simple tailpieces…
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Mantova [Mantua]: Raphael Hayyim mItalia, 1745. First edition. Very Good. Quarto (21 cm); 16 leaves. Text in Hebrew and Ladino. Title page within elaborate woodcut border; six woodcut tail-pieces in text. In recent marbled paper over boards. Minor paper repairs to outer corners of all leaves. Old, illegible inscription in Hebrew on final blank.
The text concerns the establishment of a community of diaspora Jews at Tiberias on the Galilee, and of their journey and settlement there. It is followed by a series of verses in Ladino and Hebrew dedicated to resettlement and to the Galilean community. The work offers a glimpse into life during the First Yishuv (that is, Jewish life in Palestine before the waves of European Jews began to emigrate there in the 19th century), and the experiences of the Jewish community in the Galilee region of Ottoman-controlled Palestine of the early-mid 18th century. OCLC locates no copies of this first edition in North America.
The text concerns the establishment of a community of diaspora Jews at Tiberias on the Galilee, and of their journey and settlement there. It is followed by a series of verses in Ladino and Hebrew dedicated to resettlement and to the Galilean community. The work offers a glimpse into life during the First Yishuv (that is, Jewish life in Palestine before the waves of European Jews began to emigrate there in the 19th century), and the experiences of the Jewish community in the Galilee region of Ottoman-controlled Palestine of the early-mid 18th century. OCLC locates no copies of this first edition in North America.
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- Edition First edition
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- Publisher Raphael Hayyim mItalia
- Place of Publication Mantova [Mantua]
- Date Published 1745
- Keywords Jewish Diaspora ABAA-BOSTON Yishuv Ottoman empire Middle East
Sefer Zimrat Ha-Arets
by Berab, Jacob ben Hayyim
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- Hardcover
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- Third edition
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