Subject: Essays

Eleven-page autograph manuscript essay, "A Short Essay on the Truth of the Jewish Religion," sent to Isaac Leeser in July 1846. The essay, later published in *The Occident* (Vol. 4, pp. 169-175), argues for the importance of the unity of God in Judaism. Written in English. Folio. Lightly stained. The manuscript is housed in the collection of the University of Pennsylvania.

This is the first American edition of Isaac D'Israeli's *Curiosities of Literature*, First Series. Published in New York by William Pearson in 1835, it was originally printed in Philadelphia in 1793. This edition is identified as the Alexandrian Edition. The book explores various topics related to literature and literary history.

American reprint of the 6th London edition of Isaac D'Israeli's *Curiosities of Literature*. Published in Boston in 1834. This three-volume work consists of anecdotal short essays that were immensely popular during their time. The first three-volume edition was published in London in 1817. This 1834 edition is the second American edition; the first was published in 1833. WorldCat does not list the 1st American Edition or the 1834 edition.