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David Henriques de Castro — Keur van grafsteenen op de Nederl.-Portug.-Israël begraafplaats te Ouderkerk aan den Amstel — Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1883 — First Edition - First edition of one of the most important publications documenting the history of the Portuguese Jewish community in Amsterdam — a detailed study of tombstones at the Portuguese-Jewish cemetery in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel. Written by David Henriques de Castro, published by E.J. Brill, Leiden, 1883. Key features:  • 🪦 Text in Dutch and German.  • 🖼️ Includes 15 photographic plates of tombstones, a detailed map of the cemetery, and a frontispiece engraving of the site.  • 📜 XII + 126 pp., large folio.  • 📗 Original (likely early library) binding.  • Strong impressions and clear typography; paper shows natural age toning and foxing.  • Overall good to very good condition. This work documents the gravestones of prominent figures of Amsterdam’s Sephardic Jewish community — including physicians, merchants, communal leaders, and scholars — and remains a foundational reference for historians, Judaica researchers, and scholars of Jewish sepulchral art. A rare and significant item of 19th-century Jewish historiography.