BEN-ZEV, JUDAH. Melitzah Le-Purim [a ribald parody of the penitential prayers]

Estimate: $700–$900
Hammer price: $750

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author

(PARODY)

Place

Breslau?

Publication

1800?

Description

FIRST EDITION

references

Vinograd Breslau 26; Davidson, Parody in Jewish Literature pp. 55-6, 206-8

summary

Published without indication of a place or a date. The Hebrew chronogram on the title reads: ”Drink, get drunk and throw up.” In Davidson’s opinion, Ben-Zev “deserves a place among the best of literary parodists.”

ff. 12. Some foxing and worming affecting a few words. Contemporary calf-backed boards. 8vo

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