Auction 45 Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Jun 3, 2015 (Your local time)
Israel
 8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 308:

Three Compositions Printed in USA and England - Late 19th Century

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Three compositions bound together:
1. Common Sense Thoughts on the Bible. For Common Sense People, by William Denton. Wellesley, Massachusetts: Denton Publishing Company, 1882. English.
2. The Function of the Jewish Pulpit, a Sermon Preached at the Consecration of the Pulpit of the North London Synagogue on Sabbath, May 7th, 5652-1892 by the Rev. Dr. Adler, Chief Rabbi. Published by Alfred J. Isaacs & Sons. London, 1892. English. A sermon preached by England's chief rabbi, Zvi Hermann Adler, in a synagogue in London in 1892.
3. Torat Emet, Catechism for Instruction in the Mosaic Religion for the Hebrew Free School of San Francisco, by Aron J. Messing. M. Weiss publishing, San Francisco, 1887. English and some Hebrew. Second edition.
“Torat Emet”, composition in question-and-answer form, for Jewish Religion studies in a Jewish school in San Francisco (Hebrew Free School). The author, R’ Aaron Messing, served as rabbi in New-York, Chicago and San Francisco and founded many Jewish congregations and schools in the USA. On verso of the title page - short dedication in English from Messing. Goldman 293. 53, [1]; 16; 46, [1] pp, 18 cm. Good condition. Stains. Several creases and minor tears. Ownership signature on one of the leaves. Damaged binding.