First edition, first printing. Purple cloth-covered boards, gilt-stamped lettering on the spine. 8vo. 288pp. Cloth a little rounded at spine ends. Some spotting on text block edges. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original dust wrapper, price clipped, light chapped on extreme edges, shelf worn.
Raphael offers an unusual perspective on the mysteries of Jewish existence: where others have tended to focus on tragedy and suffering, the emphasis here is on the dynamism and distinctiveness of Judaism. It is a blended history which comes together to show the sources of Jewish consciousness.
