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Zev Vilnay - Legends of Palestine - First English Edition, 1932 - Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1932. First English edition, after the Hebrew version was published in London in 1929. Vilnay collected more than 200 legends from Hebrew and Arabic sources, from Jewish literature and from the Oral tradition. The legends are divided here by geographical areas: ancient and modern Jerusalem, the Sea of ​​Galilee, the Judean Mountains and more. Includes dozens of illustrations. English, 492 pp., 21X14 cm. Good condition, light wear, mainly to the cover.