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Sabbatai Zevi. Translated by Huntley Paterson
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1931.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 12s6d.
A detailed biography of the 17th-century Jewish messianic figure Sabbatai Zevi; the work is considered a significant contribution to Judaica and religious history scholarship.
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