Die Juden und die Slawischen Sprachen / HaYehudim U’Sephath HaSlavim

AUCTION 49 | Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 at 1:00

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

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Lot 159

HARKAVY, ABRAHAM ELIJAH (ALBERT).

Die Juden und die Slawischen Sprachen / HaYehudim U’Sephath HaSlavim

FIRST EDITION pp. (8), 136. Lightly foxed, ex-library. Contemporary boards, front cover detached. 8vo Friedberg, Y-313

Vilna: Romm 1867

Est: $200 - $300

The Author contends that the Jews lingua franca was Slavic and not until the 17th-century did they change to Yiddish. Harkavy amassed a wealth of material in this regard, demonstrating Jews' familiarity and interaction with the Slavic languages through the ages.