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Shevet Yehudah by Rabbi Shlomo ibn Verga – Spanish – Amsterdam, 1744
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La vara de Juda, Shevet Yehudah, history of the Jewish people and persecution in various countries, by R. Shlomo ibn Verga, translated into Spanish by M. Del (Meir de Leon). Amsterdam: Jan de Wolf for Mosseh d'Abraham Pretto Henriq, 1744. Spanish.
Second edition of Spanish translation.
At beginning of book, introduction by printer addressed to president of the Sephardic community in Amsterdam, Yehudah son of Yaakov de Pardo.
Onwership inscription on endpaper, of "Abraham Mendes Benito(?)" (in Latin characters).
[6], 268 pages. 15.5 cm. Overall good condition. Stains. Light wear. Small marginal tears and open tears to several leaves. Worming in a few places inside the boards. Early binding. Wear and defects to binding.
Bookplate of Mozes Heiman Gans.
Spanish and Portuguese – Sephardic Converso Jewry
Spanish and Portuguese – Sephardic Converso Jewry