Blood Accusation: The Strange History of the Beiliss Case
by Samuel, Maurice
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1966 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. (6) 282 (ix) pp, acknowledgments and advice, introduction, I. The Setting of the Case; II. Empire in Senility; III.The Second Phase; IV. The Showdown; epilogue, notes, bibliography, index. First Edition, 1966. "The account of the infamous 1911 case in which the discovery of the mutilated body of a young boy on the outskirts of Kiev resulted in the arrest of a Jewish workman Mendel Beiliss, and gave rise to the fantastic truumped-up charge of ritual murder of making matzos for Passover. The real intent behind the conspiracy was the creation a climate for a new pogrom that would destroy the rising liberal dissident spirit in Russia." from the jacket flap. Not Price Clipped. 3/4" and 1/4" closed tears coined by a light crease to top edge dj with minor edge wear, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Maroon cloth with author's initials in silver on front board, silver lettering to spine, and light brown top text block edge..
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- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002865
- Title
- Blood Accusation: The Strange History of the Beiliss Case
- Author
- Samuel, Maurice
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Jewish Publication Society of America
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- TRUE CRIME RUSSIA RITUAL MURDER CZARIST CONSPIRACY BEILISS CASE JEWISH AND LI BERAL PERSECUTION 1911
- Bookseller catalogs
- TRUE CRIME;
- Size
- 8vo
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