Henriques, Aaron Cohen. Funeral Rites

AUCTION 44 | Thursday, June 25th, 2009 at 1:00

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

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Lot 282

(AMERICAN JUDAICA).

Henriques, Aaron Cohen. Funeral Rites

Manuscript in Hebrew with additional title-page in English. Both titles with line drawings. Text Hebrew in square characters, fully vocalized. Directions in English. Composed by Aaron Cohen Henriques ff. (16). Sepia ink on coarse paper. Foxed and wormed. Marbled endpapers. Contemporary calf, gilt extra, worn and starting. 8vo

Kingston, Jamaica: 1868

Est: $5,000 - $7,000

PRICE REALIZED $2,500

A RELIGIOUS HEBREW GUIDE TO FUNERAL RITES FOR THE JEWS OF JAMAICA The title reads: "This Book was written by Aaron Cohen Henriques and presented to the Kaal Kadosh Shahar Ashamaim for the use of the Burial Ground, Kislev 1, 5629, corresponding with Sunday, 15th November, 1868." The Spanish-Portuguese Synagogue "Shaar HaShamaim" was erected in Kingston in 1744. By 1871, jshortly after this manuscript was composed, Jews represented 13% of the white population of Kingston. Henriques was one of the most prominent Jewish families on the island. See M. Arbell, The Jewish Nation of the Caribbean (2002), pp. 239-240, 243, 244, 256