Die Memoiren der Glückel von Hameln 1645-1719

AUCTION 24 | Tuesday, June 29th, 2004 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Ceremonial Art and Holy Land Maps Including Ceremonial Art from the Collection of Daniel M. Friedenberg

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Lot 101

(GLÜCKEL OF HAMELN)

Die Memoiren der Glückel von Hameln 1645-1719

FIRST EDITION. Edited by David Kaufmann. Original Yiddish text with lengthy German introduction. The Adolph Buchler copy pp.lxxii, 400. Lightly browned. Original boards. 8vo

Frankfurt am Main: J. Kaufmann 1896

Est: $200 - $300

PRICE REALIZED $900

First published text of the famed diary kept by this Orthodox Jewish woman. Although her original manuscript is lost, copies made by her descendants were preserved.