(Judaica) - BEUGNOT (Arthur). The Jews of the West, or Studi - Lot 142

(Judaica) - BEUGNOT (Arthur). The Jews of the West, or Studies on the Civil Status, Commerce, and Literature of the Jews in France, Spain, and Italy During the Middle Ages. Paris, Lachevardière fils, 1824. 3 parts in one in-8 volume, modern full cloth binding, slight water stain throughout the volume, some foxing. [3 ff], 217 pp.; [1 f], 122 pp.; [1 f], 310 pp. First edition. This book received an honorable mention in the competition organized by the Royal Academy of Inscriptions of the Institut on the subject: “to examine the status of the Jews in France, Spain, and Italy, from the perspectives of civil law, commerce, and literature, from the beginning of the fifth century to the end of the sixteenth.” ” Bound together with: - Letter [from Michel BERR, secretary of the Grand Sanhedrin of France and Italy convened in 1807] to the editor of *L’Argus* regarding the work titled *Les Juifs d’Occident*. Imprimerie de Sétier, n.d. [1824]. 7 pp. Rare. Included: SCHOEBEL (Charles). The Legend of the Wandering Jew. Maisonneuve, 1877. In-8, paperback, cover worn. 82 pp. First edition. A linguist, ethnologist, and paleographer, Schoebel (1813–1888) devoted his work primarily to Indian and biblical studies.