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142 - (Judaica) – BEUGNOT (Arthur). The Jews of the West, or Studi…
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(Judaica) – BEUGNOT (Arthur). The Jews of the West, or Studies on the Civil Status, Commerce and Literature of the Jews in France, Spain and Italy during the Middle Ages. Paris, Lachevardière fils, 1824. 3 parts in one in-8 volume, modern full cloth binding, slight water-stain throughout the volume, some foxing. [3 ff], 217 pp.; [1 f], 122 pp.; [1 f], 310 pp. First edition. This book received an honourable mention in the competition organised by the Royal Academy of Inscriptions of the Institut on the subject: ‘to examine the status of the Jews in France, Spain and Italy, from the perspective of civil law, commerce and literature, from the beginning of the fifth century to the end of the sixteenth.’ ” Bound together with: - Letter [from Michel BERR, secretary of the Grand Sanhedrin of France and Italy convened in 1807] to the editor of the *Argus* concerning the work entitled: *Les Juifs d’Occident*. Imprimerie de Sétier, undated [1824]. 7 pp. Rare. Enclosed: SCHOEBEL (Charles). The Legend of the Wandering Jew. Maisonneuve, 1877. In-8, paperback, cover faded. 82 pp. First edition. A linguist, ethnologist and palaeographer, Schoebel (1813–1888) devoted his work primarily to Indian and biblical studies.
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About the sale In preparation – The Jean-Paul Delon Bookshop Collection, Part I (Bibliography – Scholarship – Bibliophilia)
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Auction time 10/05/2026 at 2:00 PM
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