Hagadah shel Pesach. Woodcut illustrations by Jakob Steinhardt, Hebrew characters by Franziska Baruch

Estimate: $2,000–$3,000
Hammer price: $5,500

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author

(HAGADAH).

Place

(Berlin

Publication

1921)

Description

ONE OF 200 NUMBERED COPIES on paper signed by Steinhardt in Hebrew and English. Each illustration signed by the artist in pencil below image. Series of ten woodcuts of Chad Gadya signed once

references

Yudlov 2813 (unseen); not in Yaari

summary

A de-luxe, large-paper-copy of Steinhardt’s dramatic effort, “one of the most truly distinguished Haggadahs published in modern times, a milestone of Hebrew book production.” Yerushalmi 134-6

Original blind-tooled calf antique, spine in compartments (lowest defective), lightly scuffed. Folio

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