Book
Answer to Mr. Joshua Van Oven’s letters on the present state of the Jewish poor in London
1802 · London · Levy Alexander
- Alexander, Levy Author
Cite
Text
Alexander, Levy. (1802). Answer to Mr. Joshua Van Oven’s letters on the present state of the Jewish poor in London. London: Levy Alexander. In: The Library of Haskala (JudaicaLink dataset haskala 2026-10-12), http://data.judaicalink.org/data/haskala/book/1959
BibTeX
@book{alexander1802,
title = {{Answer to Mr. Joshua Van Oven’s letters on the present state of the Jewish poor in London}},
author = {Alexander, Levy},
year = {1802},
publisher = {{Levy Alexander}},
address = {{London}},
url = {http://data.judaicalink.org/data/haskala/book/1959},
}RIS
TY - BOOK TI - Answer to Mr. Joshua Van Oven’s letters on the present state of the Jewish poor in London AU - Alexander, Levy PY - 1802 PB - Levy Alexander CY - London LA - English UR - http://data.judaicalink.org/data/haskala/book/1959 DB - The Library of Haskala (JudaicaLink, haskala 2026-10-12) ER -
Type of book
- Full title of book
- Answer to Mr. Joshua Van Oven’s letters on the present state of the Jewish poor in London: in which some of his hasty mistakes are rectified, with a word to P. Colquhoun, Esq. on the subject of the Jews as treated in his Police of the Metropolis, with an Introductory Letter setting in a conspicuous view some of the Jewish Bye Laws as observed at present, and an exact copy of the bill now before Parliament for bettering the state of the indigent Jews. By L. Alexander
- Text is presented as original
- Yes
Textual and cultural sources for the book
- Motto
- Who steals my purse, steals trash; 'tis something, nothing;/ Twas mine; 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;/ But he that filches from me my good name,/ Robs me of that which not enriches him,/ And makes me poor indeed.
Shakspeare [sic]
Publisher/ Printing press
- Name of publisher
- Levy Alexander
- Year of publication as it appears in the book
- 1802
- Place of publication as it appears in the book
- London
- Format of date
- modern
Book structure
- Number of languages
- monolingual
- Languages in book
- English
- Alignment of text
- left
- Typography
- consecutive
- Fonts
- Latin
- Is there a preface?
- Yes
- Is there an epilogue?
- No
- Is there a table of contents?
- No
- Number of pages in the book
- 44, 8 ע' כולל שער
- Are there illustrations/diagrams?
- No
Persons mentioned in book
- Are there personal addresses?
- No
- Are there rabbinical approbations?
- No
- Are there recommendations?
- No
- Are there dedications?
- No
- Are there thanks?
- No
- Is there an appeal to sell subscriptions?
- No
- Is there a list of subscribers?
- No
- Is there a list of printers?
- No
- Is there a list of proofreaders?
- No
- Is there a list of the book's funders?
- No
- Is there a list of the book's sellers?
- Yes
- Notes
בעמוד השער:
Printed for and by the AUTHOR and sold by him at No. 40, Whitechapel Road
People mentioned in the book 1
| Mentionee | Description of mentionee | Location city of mentionee |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Levy אלכסנדר, לוי | Book's seller |
Textual models
- Secondary textual models
- Polemics
Topics
- Topics
- Emancipation
Target audience
Target audience
- Target audience as described in the book
- general Jewish, political authorities, general non-Jewish
Catalog numbers
- Tel-Aviv University Library
- 933.5(42) ALE
References and bibliography
- Copy of book used
- עותק בתל אביב - צילום
- Notes
נטלי:
IUL
ספריית תל אביב: 933.5(42) ALE
הוחלט: שייך. להעביר מספרית ההשכלה לספריה המשותפת.
קשור ל: Oven, Letters