Letter from Abraham de Sola to Isaac Leeser;April 17, 1860 · Isaac Leeser Digital Repository · Legacy Projects from Judaica DH at Penn Libraries

Title

Letter from Abraham de Sola to Isaac Leeser;April 17, 1860

Author

Abraham de Sola

Contributor

Isaac Leeser

Date Created

17 April 1860

Location(s)

Montreal

Philadelphia

Format

Letter. 4 page(s) on 2 sheet(s).

Type

Letter

Language(s)

English

Has Format

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3zs2m038/manifest.json

Link to Colenda

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3zs2m038

Physical Characteristics

Unlined Paper

Manuscript

Is Part Of

The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

content

Montreal 17 April 5620
Rev Isaac Leeser
Dear Sir—
I enclose you a copy of the letter written by Mrs Samuel Benjamin to Sir M. Cod? which accompanied the Bible sent him. The vol was beautifully bound in blue velvet & gilt edges. The clasps & border of the covers were of silver, as was also the shield on which were engraved the Codrington arms. The Bible was enclosed in a very elegant case of birds-eye maple lined with satin, the hinges lock & key of the case were of silver

The binding was by Mr John Lovell Lovel of Montreal, the silver work by Mr Maisenholder of the same place, indeed all was the work of Montreal mechanics except the sheets which were your printers. The whole is highly creditable to the Canadian Daughters of Israel and especially so to Mrs A Benjamin who first proposed the Testimonial.
I will shortly send you a copy of my Review of archaia? a few copies of which I have had taken off in pamphlet form.

As I expected I perceive the book highly spoken of by the chief literary & scientific journals in Britain & America and a second Edition is already called for. 2000 were printed of the first—how long would it be before our people would buy up an edition of a book particularly valuable to them.
I am sorry you did not enlarge the Occident I do not think it is as well liked in its present form—but of course you should be the best to judge.

Having nothing of interest to write I close; Hoping you are well & happy
I remain Yrs truly
Abraham de Sola

Identifier

LSDCBx2FF7_18

Date

1860-04-17