Dinim of Shechitah [Laws of Kosher slaughtering with questions and answers for the practicing Shochet].

AUCTION 88 | Tuesday, March 17th, 2020 at 1:00pm
K2 Online Sale: Hebrew & Judaic Books and Manuscripts

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Lot 15
(AMERICAN JUDAICA)

Dinim of Shechitah [Laws of Kosher slaughtering with questions and answers for the practicing Shochet].

<<Manuscript>> in English interspersed with Hebrew. Written in a neat English cursive script; square Hebrew letters on paper. 17 leaves. Stained in places. Contemporary marbled wrappers, front cover stained and slightly torn. 12mo.

19th century

Est: $400 - $600
PRICE REALIZED $350
As there was a dearth of properly trained Shochetim in America, precise training manuals containing the laws of Shechitah were compiled. The penultimate leaf of the present manuscript contains an account stating "four months at four thousand and forty three…dollars," indicating this manuscript was composed in the United States.