Brith Yitzchak [prayers in relation to Brith Milah, to bring a “Chut Shel Chesed” upon the newborn child in accordance with the Sephardic rite]

AUCTION 32 | Thursday, March 23rd, 2006 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Autographed Letters, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art

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Brith Yitzchak [prayers in relation to Brith Milah, to bring a “Chut Shel Chesed” upon the newborn child in accordance with the Sephardic rite]

Woodcut illustration of the circumcision ceremony on title page, with two page introductory Spanish dedication to the Sephardic Mohelim ff. (2), 17, (1). Scattered marginalia, previous ownrs stamp and signatures (J. S. Delmonte, Daniel Bondy etc.) on endpapers. Contemporary calf gilt, with floral designs and initials ”Shin, Cheth, Pei,” rubbed and worn. 12mo Vinograd, Amsterdam 1946

Amsterdam: I. Mondovi for G.J. Jansson 1768

Est: $3,000 - $5,000

PRICE REALIZED $4,750

Final three pages listing the qualified Mohelim located throughout the Spanish & Portuguese Old and New Worlds: Amsterdam, London, Bayonne, Curaçao, Surinam, etc. Contains an extraordinary ceremony with prayers for the circumcision of slaves