Itzig Feitel Stern [pseudonym of Johann Heinrich Holzschuher]. Gedichten, Parabelen en Sjnoekes, of Poëtische Paarlensnoer voor de Kalle.

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Itzig Feitel Stern [pseudonym of Johann Heinrich Holzschuher]. Gedichten, Parabelen en Sjnoekes, of Poëtische Paarlensnoer voor de Kalle.

<<FIRST DUTCH EDITION.>> Composed in “bad” Dutch in imitation of the Ostjuden recently arrived in the Netherlands. Eight satirical scenes set on four engraved plates. Uncut copy. pp. viii, 153. Signature erased from title. Modern boards. 8vo.

Amsterdam: H. Moolenijzer 1834

Est: $120 - $180

A series of illustrated satirical stories, with much use of pidgin-Yiddish, concerning the exploits of various stereotypical Jewish protagonists.