Seder Hagadah

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 143

(HAGADAH)

Seder Hagadah

Prepared by Haim Joseph Hallegua of Cochin. Hebrew and Marathi on facing pages. Lithographed throughout. Title flanked by Moses and Aaron, 13 vignette illustrations of the Seder procedure, with a final illustration displaying the required Seder ingredients - all represented in a distinctly Indian style. ff. (5), 36. Stained in places with some light worming. Neat paper repair on title and final leaf. Modern marbled boards. Tall 8vo. Yudlov 895; Yaari 656; Yerushalmi 97-8

Bombay: Abraham Jemal 1846

Est: $6,000 - $8,000

The first Hagadah with Marathi translation - the indigenous language of the Bene Israel Community of India. << One of the most exotic of all Passover Hagadah illustrated edition. @