Hagadah, oder Erzaehlung von Israels Auszug aus Egypten

AUCTION 16 | Tuesday, June 25th, 2002 at 1:00

Important Hebrew Printed Books and Manuscripts From the Library of the London Beth Din

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Lot 117

(HAGADAH)

Hagadah, oder Erzaehlung von Israels Auszug aus Egypten

Letterpress title with fine additional lithographed title by D. Levy Elkan. Hebrew and German on facing pages. Musical appendix by Isaac Offenbach. At end, are penned the timetable of events for various Passover duties for the year 1921. On final paste-down are three vignettes, pen-and-ink with crayon, displaying the principle activities leading up to the Seder evening. Lightly foxed. Calf-backed boards, rubbed. 8vo Yudlov 799; Yaari 578; Yerushalmi 94

Cologne: Clouth & Comp. 1838

Est: $500 - $700

PRICE REALIZED $1,000

The supplement contains the musical notations of selected Passover Seder melodies, scored by the father of Jacques Offenbach. An intriguing insight into the musical milieu in which the famed composer of operetta grew up