Pinchas ben Amitai (pseudonym of Nehemiah Samuel Libowitz). Mishpato Yiten la-Or [A scathing critique of Ephraim Deinard’s Or Meir, a catalogue of the manuscripts and printed works of Judge Mayer Sulzberger of Philadelphia]
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
Lot 49
(DEINARDIANA).
Pinchas ben Amitai (pseudonym of Nehemiah Samuel Libowitz). Mishpato Yiten la-Or [A scathing critique of Ephraim Deinard’s Or Meir, a catalogue of the manuscripts and printed works of Judge Mayer Sulzberger of Philadelphia]
New York: A. Rosenberg 1897
Est: $300 - $500
Among numerous accusations, Libowitz suggests that in his book-selling activities Deinard attached exorbitant prices to works by authors he destests, so that their books will never sell!