King of Schnorrers IN SLIPCASE, with Original Glassine Dstcover de Zangwill, Israel & Henk Krijger - 1954

Story Classics, 1954-01-01. Hardcover. Good. A standard copy with a tight and square binding. Cloth covered boards are good but are lightly faded along the edges. No dust jacket. Text is clean but has lightly yellowed. Lettering on spine is lightly worn. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery.

London: The Rodale Press, 1954. Limited edition. Hardcover. g. 1/1000. Quarto. 158, [2]pp. Original cloth with black and orange-stamped illustration on front cover, and orange lettering on spine. Book housed in its original paper covered slipcase. Exquisite illustrated edition of Israel Zangwill's satire "The King of Schnorrers" which tells the story of Manasseh da Costa, a schnorrer (beggar) who lives on the charitable contributions of the Jews of late 18th-century London. But Manasseh is far from being a humble panhandler for, as every schnorrer knows, supporting the poor is a commandment from God (a mitzvah) not just a favor. And as the descendant of Portuguese Jews who had lived in England for many generations, Manasseh is the social superior of those newly arrived from Eastern Europe (called 'Tedesco'), even his wealthy patron Joseph Grobstock. As this hilarious satire concludes the ever-audacious Manasseh strikes a blow for tolerance-while helping himself along the way. This work is profusely… Leer más

Story Classics 1954 very minor wear at top and bottom spine. copy 373 of 2000. Written with a wry and preposterous humour and satirical perception, it recalls the time when Jews, compelled to wear badges, were rarely seen outside the dark walls of the stigmatizing ghetto.. Decorative Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.