Burial Service According to the Bagdad Rite. Edited and Translated by Rabbi W. Hirsch.
AUCTION 60 |
Thursday, November 14th,
2013 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic Art and Ceremonial Objects
Lot 88
(CHINA).
Burial Service According to the Bagdad Rite. Edited and Translated by Rabbi W. Hirsch.
Shanghai: “Published by the children of the late Luna Sopher,” 1923
Est: $100 - $150
PRICE REALIZED $450
The editor states in the prefatory note: “This publication will… supply a need that is keenly felt throughout the Far East. The Chinese printer who had no type for the vowel points experienced the utmost difficulty in producing the Hebrew part of the service. This will account for its unattractive appearance.”