<<Gamaliel ben Pedahzur>> (i.e. Abraham Mears). The Book of Religion, Ceremonies, and Prayers of the Jews.

Auction 98 | Thursday, June 16th, 2022 at 1:00pm

Fine Judaica: Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, & Autograph Letters

Back to Catalogue

<Previous Lot

/284

Next Lot>

Lot 91

(ANGLO-JUDAICA).

<<Gamaliel ben Pedahzur>> (i.e. Abraham Mears). The Book of Religion, Ceremonies, and Prayers of the Jews.

<<FIRST EDITION.>> Two parts in one. Sidebars provide Hebrew transliteration with a distinctly Cockney intonation. 1741 owner’s inscription. Ex-library with shelf-stamp on title, lightly browned, marginal notations. Modern library boards. 8vo. Cecil Roth, Magna Bibliotheca Anglo-Judaica, p. 302, no. 6.

London: for J. Wilcox 1738

Est: $600 - $900

PRICE REALIZED $850

<<The First Translation of the Prayer-Book into English>>. Provides an important source of information on Anglo-Jewish social and religious life. See C. Roth, Gamaliel Ben Pedahzur and his Prayer Book, in: JHSE, Miscellanies II (1935) pp. 1-8. <<SEE LOT 221.>>