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1892 · 43454 — Washington D.C.: American Oriental Society 1892. 1st separate edition Original printed paper wrappers detached 8vo ccxxix 2 pages; 22 cm. "Reprinted from the proceedings of the American Oriental Society Washington April 21-23 1892."<br> "Paul Anton de Lagarde was a German biblical scholar and orientalist sometimes regarded as one of the greatest orientalists of the 19th century. Lagarde's strong support of anti-Semitism vocal opposition to Christianity his Social Darwinism and his anti-Slavism are viewed as having been among the most influential in supporting the ideology of Nazism." wikipedia.<br> <br> Gottheil "was an English American Semitic scholar Zionist founding father of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity and one of the founders of the Jewish Institute of Religion in New York."He was also "president of the American Federation of Zionists from 1898 to 1904 and worked with both Stephen S. Wise and Jacob De Haas as organizational secretaries. Gottheil attended the second Zionist Congress in Basel establishing relationships with Theodor Herzl and Max Nordau" Wikipedia. <br> SUBJECTS: Bibliography. OCLC: 21968572. <br> Wrappers have grown brown and fragile with expected separation. Internal paper remains bright and strong. Good Condition Thus. BAMR-68-5A-DB. Washington (D.C.): American Oriental Society unknown