RARE! Maimonides (The Rambam): The Story of His Life and Genius by Dr. J. Munz | 1935 FIRST EDITION | Jewish History Book | Bixley Shop

This is a FIRST EDITION copy of Maimonides (The Rambam): The Story of His Life and Genius was written by Dr. J. Munz in 1935. 

According to the dust jacket: "This year (1935) marks the 800th anniversary of the birth of Maimonides - one of the three greatest men in post-biblical Jewish history.  This book celebrates that anniversary. Moses Maimonides was equally outstanding as a philosopher, teacher, writer, scholar, judge, astronomer, scientist, stateman, and rabbi. In addition to all of this, we have the greatest doctor of his day. He court physician to Saladin, Sultan of Egypt, and was invited to become the official body-physician to Richard the Lionhearted, King of England. And above all, he was a popularizer of knowledge. This book is not only a biography, it is a rich slice of history. For it presents a vivid picture of the Crusades - that period of glamor and glory and romance and cruelty and chivalry and lust. Against the noisy background of the Holy Wars, three figures come to life again intros book - Richard the courtier of glory, Sadin, the conqueror of hosts, and last and greatest, Maimonides, the lover of men."

BIXLEY NOTES
• Maimonides (The Rambam): The Story of His Life and Genius
• Written by Dr. J. Munz
• 1935 FIRST EDITION
• Antique biography of Moses Maimonides
• 238 page linen hardcover with dust jacket
• Published by Winchell-Thomas Company, 1935
• Measures 7 5/8" x 5 3/8"

VINTAGE NOTES
• In great condition
• Binding is tight
• Almost no wear on the covers
• Dust jacket is tattered along the edges and carefully taped at the binding
• Pages are a tiny bit yellowed but in excellent condition
• Inscription on the inside front cover

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