An historical account of The Ten Tribes settled beyond the river Sambatyon, in the east. translated from the original manuscript and composed by the Rev. Dr. M. Edrehi, native of Morocco. London: printed for the author. Philadelphia: reprinted for his s

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Foxed frontispiece portrait of author, protected with original tissue paper. Original decorative binding with gilt lettering on spine. Singerman Judaica Americana volume 1, page 246. English interspersed with Hebrew. Frontispiece portrait of the Author (see Rubens 754). Extensive list of subscribers throughout the United States. Pp. 290, (39), (1 blank). Portrait foxed. Few light stains. Contemporary cloth. 4to. [Singerman 1277.] Philadelphia, for the Author's Son: 1853. Moses Edrehi was a somewhat idiosyncratic individual, a wandering preacher originally from Morocco, who spent some years in Europe, especially England, and finally settled in Eretz Israel, where he apparently assumed the title of British Consul at Jerusalem. This edition was prepared for an American readership by the Author's son, Isaac Edrehi. The book contains interesting information concerning the Jews of Morocco (pages 137-163) and other, more exotic lands. N° de ref. del artículo 004568

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