Hagadah shel Pesach—Plugah Eretz Yisraelit LiMedidah.

AUCTION 39 | Thursday, April 03rd, 2008 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Art

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Lot 149

(HAGADAH).

Hagadah shel Pesach—Plugah Eretz Yisraelit LiMedidah.

FIRST EDITION. Hebrew and Yiddish. Most amusing cartoon-illustrations, many of a contemporary nature. ff. (12). Near mint condition. Original pictorial wrappers. 12mo Unrecorded

Italy: 1946

Est: $2,000 - $3,000

Most original production issued for the Jewish soldiers of the Palestinian Surveying Corps, attached to the British Army in Italy. Traditional text with much parody included. Alongside lines of the Hagadah liturgy, appear original ditties, reflecting on the serviceman's experience in the British Army. Especially engaging is the mock version of "Chad Gadya" (One Goat) here rendered "Chad Chayala" (One Soldier), recounting the tribulations of the returning soldier searching for a flat in Tel-Aviv and the endless bureaucracy awaiting him.