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De mosaiske troesbekjenderes stilling i Danmark forhen og nu, historisk fremstillet i et Tidsløb af niesten 200 aar. - [FIRST HISTORY OF JEWS IN DENMARK - WITH ROYAL PROVENANCE]
Odense, Trykt paa forfatterens Forlag i S. Hempels Officin, 1837. 8vo. In contemporary half calf with gilt lettering and blindstamped ornamentation to spine. Light wear to extremities, corners bumped. Paper label pasted on to pasted down front front end-paper ""Skjænket fra Kongens Haandbibliotek"" (i.e. English: ""Donated from the Kings private library""). Stamp, ""FGP"", (i.e. Fredericia Garnisions Bibliotek). to title-page. Title-page slightly browned but overwise a nice and clean copy. (6), XV, (1), 468, (1) pp.
The rare first edition – here with a most interesting Royal provenance - of Cohen’s seminal work, being the first comprehensive work on the history of Jews in Denmark.The book examines the impact of legal enactments on their emancipation, tracing their status from being permitted to settle in Denmark in 1684 to gaining full Danish citizenship in 1814. From the stamp on the title-page we know this copy has been part of Fredericia's Garrison Library. Prince Frederik, Later King Frederik VII was banished by his farther-in-law, King Frederik VI to Fredericia because of his scandalous behaviour towards his wife, princess Vilhemine, the youngest daughter of the King. The Prince must have kept the book, which later with his return to Copenhagen, went into the Royal Private Library (Kongens Haandbibliotek). Asser Daniel Cohen (1794–1863), a Jewish theologian and author, became a royal catechist for Jews in Funen and Lolland-Falster. He documented Jewish history in Denmark and wrote on the First Schleswig War. In 1855, he was appointed catechist in Schleswig, living in Frederiksstad until his death.
