[Rarebooks] FS: VOYAGES DU RABBIN PETHACHIA DE RATISBONNE

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Pethahiah, of Regensburg. Carmoly, [Eliakim], trans. Societe 
Asiatique. "TOUR DU MONDE, OU VOYAGES DU  RABBIN PETHACHIA DE 
RATISBONNE, DANS LE XII SIECLE, TRADUIT DE L'HEBREU PAR M.  CARMOLY," 
IN NOUVEAU JOURNAL ASIATIQUE OU RECUEIL DE MEMOIRES, NO.46, OCTOBRE 
1831  [AND] NO. 47, NOVEMBRE 1831. Paris: Dondey-Dupre / Societe 
Asiatique / Imprimerie Royale, 1831. 8vo.  Stitched paper wrappers. 
Cowley: Hebr. Books Bodleian Lib. p. 525.  First edition.

Pethahiah of Regensburg (b. Jacob Ha-Laban) was a later 12th century 
Jewish  traveler born in Prague, who voyaged from Ratisbon 
(Regensburg) to the East through Poland,  southern Russia, Crimea, 
Armenia, Persia, Assyria, Syria, Palestine, and Greece. His notes 
were  gathered by his friend Judah b. Samuel he-H_asid, and first 
published in Prague in 1595;  Wagenseill did a Latin translation in 
1687. This edition by Carmoly, in Hebrew and French (pp.  257-307; 
353-413) was only the third; an English version would appear in 1856 
by A. Benish.  OCLC shows only seven copies. An elusive piece.

(Other articles include the final part of  Memoire sur quelque 
particularites de la religion, musulmane dans l'Inde, d'apres les 
ouvrages  hindoustani, by M. Garcin de Tassy; and Seconde Lettre au 
Redacteur du Nouveau Journal  asiatique, by M. Klaproth). Very good 
unopened (uncut) copies, wrappers lightly chipped.     [31856] 
$500.00

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