1884 - TALMUDIC & OTHER LEGENDS FROM OLDEN TIMES - Weiss 1st - KABBALAH FOLKLORE

  TALMUDIC AND OTHER LEGENDS. FACTS AND FICTIONS FROM OLDEN TIMES — By (Rabbi) Reverend L. Weiss — 1st Edition/1st Printing, 1884 —Kabbalah, Judaism, Legends and Lore, Obscure Judaic Folk Tales, Talmudic Poetry with Author Error Publisher: The Golden Epoch Book Print, Helena (1884) In well preserved condition. The boards and binding are solid and tight save for light shelfwear. There is a light damp stain and previous owner's stamp on the first blank page and front and back boards. This does not affect any other text pages. On page 63 there are ink smudges that are original printing errors. 191 pages, followed by Errata page. Dark brown embossed boards with gilt. A very rare and obscure collection of Jewish folklore and legends, with the author incorrectly titled as a reverend on the title page, instead of correctly identified as a Rabbi — oops! This error was corrected in later editions. Contents include: Origin of Shakespeare's Shylock, Beward of Hypocrities, Bitterer Than Death, Le