Seder Hagadah al Pesach.

AUCTION 54 | Wednesday, March 21st, 2012 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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Lot 128
(HAGADAH).

Seder Hagadah al Pesach.

With German translation in Hebrew characters by Joel Brill. Edited by Isaac Satanow. ff. (4), 50. Browned and stained, crude repair to title-page, previous owners’ marks. Contemporary boards, worn. 8vo. Yudlov 318; Yaari 212 ; Yerushalmi 80.

Berlin: Juedischen Freyschule 1785

Est: $500 - $700
Hagadah of the Haskallah Movement, carrying the first German translation of the Passover text. Dedicated to Blumche, wife of David Friedlaender, one of the leading personalities of the Berlin Haskalah - the first Hebrew book to carry a dedication to a woman.