Bidspirit auction | Masa’ei Yisrael on the Jews

Masa’ei Yisrael on the Jews in Asia and Africa, with a map. Lyck 1859. Sefer Masa’ei Yisrael, “which tells of our fellow Israelites in the countries of Asia and Africa, their political and moral situation, their midot, their opinions and customs, their goodness and wealth, the poor and their oppressed; nothing is missing…”. Exciting work by the famous traveller Rabbi Yisrael ben Yosef Binyamin of Fălticeni in Moldavia. The book was printed previously in German and French, and this is the first edition in Hebrew (translated by David Gordon). Size : 21 cm Pages: [18] 134 Condition : Very fine condition, nice binding.