Hagadah shel Pesach. With translation into Judeo-German attributed to <<Moses Mendelssohn.>>

AUCTION 73 | Thursday, June 22nd, 2017 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Art

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Lot 121
(HAGADAH).

Hagadah shel Pesach. With translation into Judeo-German attributed to <<Moses Mendelssohn.>>

Printer’s mark displaying a deer and pitcher. The Michael Zagajski copy, with his bookplate. ff. 40. Browned. Later half calf over patterned boards. 12mo. Yudlov 381; Yaari 263.

(Offenbach: Tzvi Hirsch Segal Spitz) 1795

Est: $600 - $900
Although the title-page does not record a place of publication, Yaari identifies the printer based upon the printers mark. According to Yudlov, although the translation is attributed to Moshe Dessau (Mendelssohn) it is likely by Joel Brill.