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Auction 10 · Lot 114
Omzsa Haggáda. One of 1000 Numbered Copies Signed. Hebrew and Hungarian on facing pages, translated and annotated by Dr. Zoltán Kahan.
- Estimate
- $600–$900
- Hammer price
- $500
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(HAGADAH).
printer
David Löbl & Sons
Place
Budapest
Publication
1942
Description
Illustrations in red, yellow and black utilizing images from ancient Egyptian art, borders and other ornamental themes continuing the Egyptian style, designed by B. Grandor.
references
Yudlov 3870; Yaari 2293
summary
Contains an additional introduction by Dr. Géza (Moses) Ribady, two historical essays by Dr. Erno Munkácsi, music for the songs and reproductions of pages from old printed and manuscript Hagadahs. “[An] example of sumptuous bookcraft, executed with loving attention to quality and detail. Considering the time in which [it was] produced, it is also a…reminder of the resilience of the Jewish spirit in the midst of historical adversity and the power of the Haggadah itself to sustain the hopes of Jews for a brighter future.” Yerushalmi 164.
pp.57,73,(2),61-82,(1). Lightly browned. A clean copy. Original blind-ruled olive green morocco boards. Folio
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