Subject: Jewish fiction

First American edition of Grace Aguilar's *Home Scenes and Heart Studies*, a collection of short fiction and midrashim, published by D. Appleton in 1853. This copy, possibly a pre-publication copy, includes a large advertisement by Abraham Hart for soon-to-be-published works by Aguilar and is signed by L.R. Carter, Paris, on December 24, 1852. The book contains 399 pages. Aguilar's work blends fiction with Jewish themes and commentary, reflecting her dual identity and the challenges of being a Jewish woman in Victorian England. Her writing resonated with both Jewish and Christian audiences and was distributed across the British Empire, Europe, and the United States.

This is the first American edition of Grace Aguilar's novel, *The Perez Family*, published in Philadelphia in 1847 by the Jewish Publication Society of America (JPSA). This copy is inscribed "to Catherine E. Moses from H. Pesoa." The novel tells the story of a Jewish family and explores themes of Jewish life and identity in the 19th century. WorldCat lists no other American editions of this work, and the Rosenbach Museum & Library only holds one copy.

First edition of Leon Gozlan's novel, *Un Verano en Baden* (A Summer in Baden), printed in Havana, Cuba in 1863. This book is printed on thin paper and consists of 296 pages. The book is bound in contemporary morocco-backed, gilt-titled marbled boards. According to WorldCat, only three copies of this work are known to exist.