Seder Hagadah al Pesach.

AUCTION 64 | Thursday, March 19th, 2015 at 1:00

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

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Lot 111

(HAGADAH).

Seder Hagadah al Pesach.

With German translation and comments in Hebrew characters by Joel Brill. Edited by Isaac Satanow. ff. 20. Browned and stained in places, previous owner’s marks. Contemporary floral decorated boards, worn. 8vo. Yudlov 321; Yaari 214 ; Yerushalmi 81.

(Furth): Itzik ben Leib 1786

Est: $1,500 - $2,000

PRICE REALIZED $2,750

<<Hagadah of the Haskalah Movement, carrying the second edition of the first German translation of the Passover text.>> The first edition of this translation was published in Berlin, 1785. This edition does not mention the place of publication. Instead we are told “as it was printed in Berlin”. Although the word Berlin is in large letters, the printer was from Furth. The title states that the translation is ascribed to “Moshe Dessau” that is Moses Mendelssohn. Yerushalmi states “this attribution is patently false. It may be that the revered name of Mendelssohn was invoked in an effort to enhance the prestige of the Haggadah and increase its sales.”