Herman Milton Bien. Purim: A Series of Character-Poems in Four Parts and Tableaux. Containing the Complete History from the Book of Esther.

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Lot 179

(AMERICAN JUDAICA).

Herman Milton Bien. Purim: A Series of Character-Poems in Four Parts and Tableaux. Containing the Complete History from the Book of Esther.

Second revised edition. pp. 28. Original printed wrappers, lacking upper cover. 12mo. Singerman 3763.

Cincinnati: Bloch 1889

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

“For recitations by young people, especially Sunday schools and Y.M.L.A.” A light-hearted dramatized rendition of the traditional Esther story. The author is celebrated for his composition of another work in this particular genre, the dramatic Hagadah for Passover, entitled “Easter Eve” (1886).