Kirchliche Verfassung der heutigen Juden sonderlich derer in Deutschland [“The Religious Condition of Contemporary Jews, Especially Those in Germany.”]

AUCTION 65 | Thursday, June 25th, 2015 at 1:00

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

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BODENSCHATZ, JOHANN CHRISTOPH GEORG.

Kirchliche Verfassung der heutigen Juden sonderlich derer in Deutschland [“The Religious Condition of Contemporary Jews, Especially Those in Germany.”]

<<FIRST EDITION.>> German interspersed with Hebrew. Four parts complete bound in one volume. One divisional title. Titles printed in red and black. Engraved frontispiece and <<twenty-nine engraved plates of contemporary German-Jewish custom and life style>> . (One additional ‘get’ p. 147 folded within). An attractive copy. Pt. I: pp. (16), 206, (2); * Pt II: pp. 386, (2). * Pt. III: pp. (16), 256. * Pt. IV: pp. 270, (24). Minimal staining. Contemporary vellum-backed boards, rubbed. Thick 4to. Freimann 147; Rubens 589-617.

Frankfurt and Leipzig: Joh. Fried. Beckers 1748-49

Est: $1,200 - $1,800

PRICE REALIZED $1,200

Johann Bodenschatz (1717-97), a South German Christian Orientalist, made the sociological study of Judaism his specialty, producing this truly monumental work which did much to secure for Judaism a favorable consideration in Germany.