Gebete der Juden

AUCTION 50 | Thursday, February 24th, 2011 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art Including: The Alfonso Cassuto Collection of Iberian Art

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Lot 170

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Gebete der Juden

Translated from the Hebrew and with remarks by Isaac Euchel. Includes Ethics of the Fathers. Second revised edition. German interspersed with Hebrew. Most attractive contemporary binding: Maroon morocco with dentelles, spine gilt extra, a.e.g pp. 22, 408. Foxed. Binding rubbed. 8vo

Berlin: 1799

Est: $400 - $600

PRICE REALIZED $350

Isaac Euchel (1758-1804), one of the founding fathers of the Haskalah movement, prepared the very first translation of the Hebrew prayers in the German language. Fürst (Pt. I, p. 259) records the second edition of 1799 as appearing in Vienna. He writes that this second edition leaves out the remarks (i.e., notes) by Euchel. Evidently, there appeared in that year two imprints: our Berlin imprint with notes, and a Vienna imprint without notes