Beith Chorin.

Auction 85 | Thursday, November 07th, 2019 at 1:00pm

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

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Lot 83

(HAGADAH)

Beith Chorin.

With commentaries culled from Moshe Alsheich, Gevuroth Hashem by the MaHaRa”L of Prague and Oleloth Ephraim by R. Ephraim of Luntschitz. Additional engraved title. Numerous copper-engraved illustrations. <<Fold-out Map of the Holy Land>> with ten border vignettes relating to the Tabernacle. ff. (2), 64, (1). Stained (wine and food in usual places), few neat paper repairs, map expertly backed, previous owner’s signatures (families Ausch and Mandel) on verso of title. Modern blind-tooled calf. 4to. Yudlov 251.

Metz: Mose May 1767

Est: $2,000 - $3,000

<<The first Illustrated Hagadah Printed in France.>> Metz, the Lorrainian capital, was once one of the largest and most prosperous Jewish communities of Europe. At the time this Hagadah was published, R. Aryeh Leib ben Asher Ginzberg, known as the Sha’agath Aryeh, had just become the Chief Rabbi of the city, a position he would retain for over two decades.