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

AUCTION 22 | Tuesday, January 27th, 2004 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Works of Graphic Art Including Holy Land Maps, Illustrated Books, Photography and Graphic Art from The Collection of Daniel M. Friedenberg of Greenwich, Conn

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Lot 17

(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. Bookplate with French motto, “Le bon temps viendra” (Good times will come) pp. (4), 291, (7). Contemporary calf with central motif, neatly rebacked. 8vo Cecil Roth, Magna Bibliotheca Anglo-Judaica, p. 302, no. 6

London: for J. Wilcox 1738

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

PRICE REALIZED $2,600

The First Translation of the Prayer-Book into English Important as well as amusing source of information on Anglo-Jewish social life and belief. Sidebars provide Hebrew transliteration with a distinctly Cockney intonation. See JHSE Miscellanies vol. II, pp.1-8