Samuel Frey “Hebrew, Latin and English Dictionary” 1st Ed. 1815, London
Containing all the Hebrew and Chaldee words used in the Old Testament, including the proper names, arranged under one alphabet, the derivatives referred to their respective roots, and the signification, in Latin and English, according to the best authorities, with copious vocabularies, Latin and Hebrew, and English and Hebrew
London: Gale and Fenner, 1815. First edition. Hardcover. Rebound fair.
Thick octavo. size: 25 x 16 x 9.5 cm. (10 x 6.2 x 3.7 inches)
2 volumes bound in one. XXI + (3) + 1318pp. Engraved frontispiece of Joseph Samuel Frey, illustrated by Laurence Cosse and engraved by Samuel Freeman. Interesting and famous work divided in 2 parts. The first part being the Hebrew, Latin, and English dictionary, and the second part being a Latin and Hebrew, and an English and Hebrew vocabulary section.
Important dictionary by German-born clergyman Joseph Samuel Christian Frederick Frey (1773-1850). In 1798 Frey converted from Judaism to Christianity and devoted the rest of his life trying to convert Jews to that religion. In 1816 he emigrated to America, where four years later he founded the American Society for meliorating the condition of the Jews. The enterprise proved a failure and in 1827 Frey left the Congregational Church to become a Baptist. Later in his life he settled in Pontiac, Michigan, where he taught Hebrew at the State University
Condition: Cover worn, rubbed, stained, chipped;
Binding started getting loose, detached to small and big blocks;
Repaired by strips, foxing and damping stains to the engraving, some stains
Weight: 2400 gr.