Shevirath Luchoth Ha’aven

Estimate: $2,500–$3,000
Hammer price: $3,500

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

author

EMDEN, JACOB

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By the Author)

Place

Zolkiew (i.e. Altona)

Publication

1756-59

Description

FIRST EDITION. Two-leaf German and Latin Authorization at end.

references

Vinograd, Altona 59; Mehlman 1713; Raphael,12

summary

Excessively rare response to Jonathan Eybescheutz’s Luchoth Eiduth (1755). According to Carmilly-Weinberger “copies of [this work] by Emden [are] difficult to obtain because the ban against [them] had been quite effective” (p.88)

ff. 60, (2). Lightly browned. Modern calf-backed marbled boards. 4to

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