Defense of the Talmud, rebuttal to the libels of the Netivot Olam, by Christian Alexander McCall (London, 1839), by Naftali Hertz Bornstein. Published by S.Y. Abramowitz (Shalom Yaakov Abramowitz = Mendele Mocher Seforim).
Specifications: [7], 59 pages. 20 cm. First edition.
Unique features: Title page in Hebrew and Russian. Preface by Mendele Mocher Seforim with a short review of the books published to refute the Netivot Olam. The book was written by the author, a London resident, soon after the Netivot Olam was published.
Content: Bound with: Sefer HaChozeh by Yaakov Zvi Sobel, Odessa, 1872. Sobel (1831-1913) uses epic poetry to critique the lifestyle of Russian Jewry (refer to Kressel, Lexicon, p. 476).
Condition: Very fine. Simple, blemished binding.