Masechta Purim [festive parody]. With the Penitential Prayers, “According to the rite of the Drunkards of Germany and Poland.”

Estimate: $400–$600
Hammer price: $450

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(KALONYMUS BEN KALONYMUS)

printer

Telgener

Place

Hannover

Publication

1844

Description

Edited by Solomon Bloch. Seasonal vignette on title depicting drinking partners enjoying the fruits of a vineyard. Tail-piece on p.11 portraying masked and costumed revelers

references

Vinograd, Hannover 65; I. Davidson, Parody in Jewish Literature (1907) p. 175

summary

Burlesque for the festival of Purim, styled after the Passover Hagadah

pp. 16. Stained. Modern calf-backed marbled boards. 8vo

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