Don Isaac Abravanel, Statesman and Philosopher de Netanyahu, B - 1968

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The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1968. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Jewish Publication Society of America, 1953-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good.

Jewish Publication Society of America, 1953. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Don Isaac Abravanel Statesman and Philosopher, Netanyahu, B. Published by The Jewish Publication Society of America, Philadelphia, 1953. First Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 346pp. with notes, bibliography, index. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. Presentation plate to front pastedown and otherwise contents are clean without markings, tears or folds; light toning; boards have light shelf wear. Study of the life of Isaac Abravanel, (1437-1508), scholar, statesman, diplomat, courtier, and financier who departed Spain in 1492 when the Jewish population was expelled, eventually settling in Venice.

Philadelphia, PA: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1968. Second Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. Good in good dust jacket. DJ has some wear, tears, soilng, and chips.. xii, 350, [4] p. 22 cm. Notes. Bibliography. Index. From Wikipedia: "Abrabanel was born in Lisbon, Portugal, into one of the oldest and most distinguished Jewish Iberian families, the Abravanel family, At twenty years old, he wrote on the original form of the natural elements, on religious questions and prophecy. Together with his intellectual abilities, he showed a complete mastery of financial matters. This attracted the attention of King Afonso V of Portugal who employed him as treasurer. After the death of Afonso he was obliged to relinquish his office, At Toledo, his new home, he occupied himself at first with Biblical studies, and in the course of six months produced an extensive commentary on the books of Joshua, Judges, and Samuel. But shortly afterward he entered the service of the house of… Leer más