Bidspirit auction | Jewish Medicine - Sefer EVel
Jewish Medicine - Sefer EVel Shmuel - a Rare Kuntres about the Eye-Doctor Shmuel Faias of Baghdad - the Committee of Jewish Hospitals - Baghdad, 1931 - Only one in the world - Evel Shmuel - eulogies in three languages for the eye-doctor Shmuel Faias - published by the Committee of Jewish Hospitals of Baghdad - Hebrew, Arabic and English - Baghdad, 1931 - single edition - with Dr, Faias' picture. A unique book about th ehistory of Jewish medicine in Arab countries in general and Iraq in particular. The book contains eulogies for Dr. Shmuel Faias, who was an eye-doctor of the glorious health system of the Jewish community of Iraq. The book refers to the following dignitaries - Shlomo Tzalach Shlomo, Avraham Rosen, Monsieur Bonfiles, David Tzemach, Meir Schlamk and Jamil Salman Yehuda. Most of the book is in Arabic; some is in Hebrew. On its verso, there is an English title page and several leaves in English. Extremely rare! Has never been auctioned! Arabic pagination (complete). Good condition.