Proposal for a Joint Publishing Venture of Hebrew Schoolbooks

Metadata

Proposal for a Joint Publishing Venture of Hebrew Schoolbooks

Description

Letter from Abraham de Sola to Isaac Leeser, written in Montreal on September 29, 1855. De Sola proposes a joint publishing venture to produce a series of Hebrew school books, including a grammar, reader, history of the Jews, and introduction to the scriptures. He suggests they each invest $1000 and that he will handle the literary labor and assist in preparing the books for press. He also mentions his previous translation of Templo's Hebrew grammar and the sales of his prayer books.

Subjects

Hebrew school books Joint publishing ventures education

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF2_37

Collection: The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

People

Sender: Abraham de Sola

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: September 29, 1855

Hebrew: י״ז בְּתִשְׁרֵי תרט״ז

Places

From: Montreal

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Abraham de Sola, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Abraham de Sola to Isaac Leeser;September 29, 1855.” (September 29, 1855). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff2_37 .