Bidspirit auction | First English edition. London 1841

First English edition. London 1841 אפס דמים. מהדורה אנגלית ראשונה. לונדון תר”א (1841) - A Series Of Conversations At Jerusalem Between A Patriarch of the Greek Church And A Chief Rabbi Of The Jews concerning The Malicious Charge Against The Jews Of Using Christian Blood. By Dr. J. B. Levinsohn. Translated from the Hebrew as a tribute to the memory of the martyrs at Damascus by Dr. L. Loewe, (secretary and assistant to Sir Moses Montefiore). First published in Hebrew in 1837, in the wake of the Damascus Blood Libel it was published in English in 1841 upon the request of Sir Moses Montefiore, in an effort to convince the masses of the absurdity of the blood libel allegations. Longman, Brown, Green press. XVI, 208 pages. Unopened pages. Some staining. Original binding (loose). Opening bid $150