The Prince of the House of David

Boston: Roberts Brothers, Publishers, 1891. Later Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 7 1/4" X 5 . Or Three Years in the Holy City. Being a series of the letters of Adina, a Jewess of Alexandria, supposed to be sojourning in Jerusalem in the days of Herod, addressed to her father, a wealthy Jew in Egypt, and relating, as if by an eyewitness, ALL THE SCENES AND WONDERFUL INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF JESUS OF NAZARETH, from His baptism in Jordan to His crucifixion on Calvary. 3pp. of other Brothers' books by the same author and Advertisement: " The author of the present work desires to say, that this is the only book to which he has given his name, written by him since 1847. The publications for the past years issued from the press in a cheap form, bearing his name, are unauthorized by him, and published without his consent. All such works have been written many years; but the copyrights not having been retained by the author, it is out of his power to prevent their reprint, and he has no other protection than a notice such as the present. ..." Preface to the New Issue dated September, 1858 at Holy Springs, Mississippi. Table of Contents lists Letter I through Letter X X X I X. Also, Introduction to the Letters of Adina. 472 pp. plus 9 pp. Messrs. Roberts Brothers' List of Religious Publications. Green boards have gilt text on spine (title) plus black decorations and text. Front board has black stamped decorations, black text as well as title in raised green text on black title rectangle, circular publisher's colophon bottom right. fon ffep dated Jan. 22, 1892., page also has erasure top right corner. Spine ends and corners are scuffed, but book is tight and square. Light soiling. Digital images available on request. Bookseller's Inventory # 121647.