(“BEN UZIEL”). Igroth Tzaphun. Neunzehn Briefe über Judenthum [“Ninteen Letters about Judaism.”]

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 162

HIRSCH, SAMSON RAPHAEL.

(“BEN UZIEL”). Igroth Tzaphun. Neunzehn Briefe über Judenthum [“Ninteen Letters about Judaism.”]

FIRST EDITION. German interspersed with Hebrew. On title, signature of former owner "M. Friedländer" pp. viii,111,(1 blank), (2). Some foxing. Contemporary marbled boards, gently rubbed. 8vo

Altona: Johann Friedrich Hammerich 1836

Est: $700 - $1,000

RABBI SAMSON RAPHAEL HIRSCH’S eLEGANT DEFENCE OF TRADITIONAL JUDAISM. Written in the form of an exchange of letters between two intelligent young men, Benjamin, an idealist impressed by society’s rapid progress in the arts and sciences, and Naphtali, a young Rabbi. "The Ninteen Letters" was immensely popular for its lucid presentation of Judaism before a rationalist audience. See E. Klugman, Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch (1996), pp. 59-67.