Moreh Derech. The Hebrew Reader. Designed as an Easy Guide to the Hebrew Tongue, for Jewish Children and Self-Instruction. No. 1. The Spelling Book. By ISAAC LEESER

AUCTION 15 | Tuesday, March 12th, 2002 at 1:00

Fine Hebrew Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art The Property of Various Owners

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Lot 32

(AMERICAN JUDAICA).

Moreh Derech. The Hebrew Reader. Designed as an Easy Guide to the Hebrew Tongue, for Jewish Children and Self-Instruction. No. 1. The Spelling Book. By ISAAC LEESER

Fourth edition. Text in Hebrew and English pp. iv,48. Foxed, previous owner’s inscription on title. Later marbled boards, gently rubbed at edges, rebacked. 8vo Rappel L-42; cf. Deinard 447 and Singerman 1438

Philadelphia: John Fagan 1865

Est: $600 - $900

PRICE REALIZED $600

“When first published, it was done for the purpose of supplying a valued friend with a manual for the use of her school.” (Introduction). The valued friend, no doubt was Rebecca Gratz who founded the The Hebrew Sunday School of Philadelphia in 1838. The work was the first of its kind geared toward Jewish children. German and Portuguese variant pronunciation guides were provided, together with a liturgical selection. See L.J. Sussman, Isaac Leeser and the Making of American Judaism (1995) p.101