(Commonly and erroneously attributed to). Yosippon [historical narrative of the Second Temple period]

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 143

JOSEPH BEN GORION

(Commonly and erroneously attributed to). Yosippon [historical narrative of the Second Temple period]

Yiddish text printed in Wayber-taytsch type. Woodcut illustrations throughout. The David Solomon Sassoon copy ff. (4), 244, (4), 148. Lightly stained. 19th-century morocco, gilt; slip-case. Thick 8vo Vinograd, Amsterdam 1568; cf: M.H. Gans, Memorbook (1977) p. 185 no. 5 (illustrated)

Amsterdam: N.H. Levi Rophe & son-in-law 1743

Est: $300 - $500

PRICE REALIZED $425

Two-part edition, sub-titled Kether Kehunah and Kether Malchuth - also known as She’erith Yisrael. The second part written by Menachem Mann Amelander continues the historical chronicle from the fall of Massada to the writer’s own era of 18th century Holland. Amelander garnered material from both Jewish and Gentile historical sources, resulting in a work unusually rich in information regarding the history of Jews in Germany, Poland and especially Holland. The She’erith Yehudah is “the most important work of all of Old-Yiddish historiographical literature.” Zinberg, p. 233