Faith of Israel,

One of the earliest preachers in English of the London Jewish community'. First and only edition of this work by Rabbi Tobias Goodman, taken from his sermon given on May 2nd, 1819.

This set was removed from the de Rothschild library at Exbury House, Hampshire. The house was acquired in 1919 by Major Lionel Nathan de Rothschild (1882-1942), the grandson of Baron Lionel Nathan de Rothschild (1808-1879), British Jewish banker, politician and philanthropist and the first Jewish MP.

Rabbi Tobias Goodman (d.1824) wan a London Rabbi in the early 19th century, famous for being the first minister to give sermons in English in the synagogue. His sermon on the death of Princess Charlotte (daughter of the Prince Regent) is the earliest sermon printed in English of which any record exists. 'Faith of Israel', his most famous work, was privately published by Rabbi Goodman and funded by Sir Moses Montefiore, Esq., to whom it is dedicated. The work is of a philosophical nature, which both teaches about Judaism and defends the faith from Christians and Reformists.

First edition; 8vo, publisher's red embossed morocco with gilt lettering and ornaments, cloth endpapers, all edges gilt, corners slightly rubbed; viii, 228 pp.