ABYSS OF DESPAIR (Yeven Metzulah). The Famous 17th Century Chronicle Depicting Jewish Life in Russia and Poland during the Chmielnicki Massacres of 1648 - 49
New York, NY: Bloch Publishing Company, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Near fine condition. Item #006012
xviii, 128 pages of text. Blue hardcover cloth binding; protected in stiff archival mylar. No dustjacket. Illustrated with six black & white plates, including maps, drawings and portraits. With a Preface by Dr. Solomon Grayzel. With an introduction, biographical sketch of the author, and explanatory notes by the translator. Translated from the Hebrew by Mesch. Inscribed and signed by the wife of the translator, Vellie Mesch to friends in Chicago in 1965. First edition.
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