Composition against the Polish Jew Henri Simons – London, 1753 – Portrait-Engraving of Simons

The Case and Appeal of James Ashley, of Bread-Street, London, Addressed to the Publick in General, by James Ashley. Published by the author, London, 1753. English.
A composition by James Ashley about crimes which were allegedly committed by the Polish Jew Henri Simons and the legal steps taken against him. With a frontispiece portrait of Simons, titled "Henri Simons the Polish Jew".
The Polish-Jewish merchant Henri Simons arrived in London in 1751, and while in the city he was robbed by James Ashley. His attempt to sue the robber was unsuccessful, and following it Simons himself was charged with assault and robbery as well as giving false testimony. After a complicated legal procedure Simons was acquitted and released.
This booklet includes a frontispiece engraving of Simons by the English painter and engraver Thomas Worlidge (1700-1766). While the booklet presents Ashley's claims against Simons, the engraved portrait of Simons is quite sympathetic.
According to Alfred Rubens this is the first engraving portraying a Polish Jew ever printed in England. See: Portrait of Anglo-Jewry 1656-1836, in: Transactions (Jewish Historical Society of England), Vol. 19 (1955-59), pp. 16-17.
[1] engraving, VI, [2], 47 pp, 19.5 cm. No wrappers or binding (a few pieces from the binding are pasted to the spine). Good-fair condition. Loose gatherings. Stains and some tears. Large dark stains on the engraving.