Masechta Berachoth. Edited and translated into German by E.M. Pinner. Hebrew and German on facing columns. Hebrew and German titles in red and black

AUCTION 8 | Tuesday, November 16th, 1999 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art

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Lot 533

(TALMUD, BABYLONIAN)

Masechta Berachoth. Edited and translated into German by E.M. Pinner. Hebrew and German on facing columns. Hebrew and German titles in red and black

Full-page dedication to Czar Nicholas I, and six page list of subscribers including Royalty Opening four leaves with marginal paper repairs, foxed in places. Modern cloth. Tall folio Rabbinovicz pp.246-8

Berlin: 1842

Est: $200 - $250

PRICE REALIZED $250

This ambitious attempt to translate the entire Talmud was aborted after only one volume, after several prominant Rabbinic notables withdrew their support from the project. The dedication to Czar Nicholas I reflects his government’s support of the Maskilim