Morris, Samuel. Hilchoth Derech Eretz shel Amerika ["The Laws of Manners of America": parody]

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Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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Lot 37

(AMERICAN JUDAICA)

Morris, Samuel. Hilchoth Derech Eretz shel Amerika ["The Laws of Manners of America": parody]

FIRST EDITION. Yiddish and Hebrew. Frontispiece portrait of author pp. 6, 30. Light stains. Printed wrappers bound in contemporary boards, rebacked. Sm. 4to Unlisted by Goldman

New York: 1916

Est: $500 - $700

PRICE REALIZED $350

Samuel Morris was a rabbi and preacher, Goldman lists a few works by Morris of a sermonic nature (see Goldman nos. 782, 793). The present work is a scathing satire on the irreligiosity of the American Jewish community. In his Foreword, the Author jokingly refers to the book as "Columbus' Shulchan Aruch."