Jewish Medals, from the Renaissance to the Fall of Napoleon (1503-1815)

New York: Clarkson N. Potter, for the Jewish Museum, (1970). First Edition (stated). 10 x 7.25". 152pp, Index. Brown cloth, spine letters gilt. Book in near fine condition (brief erasures on front endpaper); dj very good (slightly worn at head and foot of spine, slightly soiled). Illustrated. Signed & Inscribed by Friedenberg on the title page; he was Curator of Coins and Medals at the Jewish Museum in New York. From dj flap: "definitive study reflects the tensions of pre-emancipation Jewish life, and chronicles the slow rise of Jewish emancipation in a series of fascinating pieces".; 10 x 7.25 inches; 152 pages; Signed by Author.