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Auction 73 · Lot 200
(PARODY).
- Estimate
- $300–$500
- Hammer price
- $300
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Place
(Lemberg?)
Publication
1864
Description
(Kalonymus ben Kalonymus). Masecheth Purim. With:(Tzvi Hirsch Sommerhausen). Hagadah LeLeil Shikurim [“Hagadah of the Night of Drunkards”]. And: (J. L. Ben-Ze’ev). Selichoth LePurim [“Penitential parayers for Purim.”]. And: (Abraham Mendel Mohr). Kol Bo LePurim.
summary
“One of the cleverest liturgical imitations known in Hebrew literature. The diction and style of the liturgy are reproduced in it with consummate skill, but instead of devotional spirit, it is permeated with humor and fun.” I. Davidson, Parody in Jewish Literature (1966) pp. 110-11.
ff. (16); (16). Stained. Later boards. 8vo.
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