The Original Mr. Jacobs. A Startling Exposé

New York: Minerva Publication Co, 1888. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine condition. Octavo. vi, 308pp. Original brown cloth with gilt lettering and illustration on cover, decorative black band printed to middle of front cover, gilt lettering and ruling on spine. Protected by modern mylar. Decorative endpapers.

Timayenis (1853-1918) was a Greek-American academic born in Smyrna (Izmir) into a well-to-do Greek family. He immigrated to the United States making a living teaching classical Greek to children from some of the richest American families, incl. the Rockefellers. Timayenis, familiar with the work of the French anti-Semite Édouard Adolphe Drumont, founded the Minerva Publishing Company in 1888 to disseminate his critical views of the Jews.

"To "La France Juive" of Edward Drumont, a duodecimo in two volumes, containing together more than one thousand pages, the author gratefully acknowledges his obligations for assistance derived in the preparation of this book. "La France Juive," however, is not a safe guide for the average reader. Every statement of Drumont has been carefully analyzed, examined, and fully verified before it was accepted by the author for publication in this volume." This quote clearly demonstrates his firm believe in the anti-Semitic propaganda.

Very light wear along edges of binding. Ex Libris of Joseph M. Gleason on inside front cover. Light pencil notes on title page and top edge of preface. Number stamped to verso of title page and penciled to page 33. (Inventory #: 54620)