Koppelman Lieben. Gal-Ed.

AUCTION 76 | Thursday, June 14th, 2018 at 3:00 PM

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art

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Lot 237

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Koppelman Lieben. Gal-Ed.

<<FIRST EDITION.>> Text in German and Hebrew. Two titles. <<With ten additional manuscript pages>> describing tombstones in Leslau and Lublin inserted before the titles, on verso of both titles p. vi and between pp. 32-3. From the library of R. Hayim Liberman, Brooklyn. pp. 54, 84; 20, 71, (1). Some staining, some pages loose. Contemporary boards. 12 mo. Vinograd, Prague 1487

Prague: M.J. Landau 1856

Est: $200 - $300

A valuable source for the history of Prague. Records 170 epitaphs from the old Jewish cemetery of Prague, with biographical data in German by Simon Hock and a lengthy scholarly introduction in Hebrew by the Rabbi of Prague, Solomon Judah Leib Rappaport (Shi”r).