Shimon Ben Jacob Abraham of Copenhagen. Sippur Bechi Naharoth

AUCTION 60 | Thursday, November 14th, 2013 at 1:00

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

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Lot 127

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Shimon Ben Jacob Abraham of Copenhagen. Sippur Bechi Naharoth

<<FIRST EDITION>> . Printer’s device of Priestly hands on title, f.6r. and f.21r. ff. 22. Two older signatures. Contemporary calf, rubbed, upper cover starting. 12mo. Vinograd, Amsterdam 2136; Roest, Yodea Sepher 281

Amsterdam: Widow and Orphans Proops 1784

Est: $500 - $700

The author, R. (Aaron) Shimon of Copenhagen, was the son-in-law of R. Yehudah Miller of Bonn and a significant protagonist during the Cleves Get controversy. Here he provides a detailed narrative of the severe ice storms that occurred in the area of Westphalia. When the snows melted in the early Spring, the River Rhine subsequently broke its banks and residents of surrounding communities fled to higher ground. R. Aaron records the special prayers composed by the rabbis in Bonn and Cologne and the mass feelings of spiritual succor.