Auction 37 · Lot 70

Handexicon der jüdisch-deutschen Sprache

Estimate: $700–$900
Hammer price: Not recorded

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

author

(GERMANY)

printer

Johann Ferdinand Edlen von Schonfeld, circa

Place

Prague

Publication

1780

Description

German text with extensive Hebrew and Yiddish in wayber-taytsch. Comprehensive alphabetical listing of transliterated Hebrew/Yiddish at end

summary

“Hand lexicon of the Jewish-German language, containing the vocabulary used by Jews from their Hebrew and Rabbinic languages; including those words mixed with the German language; the true meaning of these words together with all their sayings not understood by Christians. Additionally: Explanations of the Jewish Holidays and Traditions; their counting of numbers; and information for those engaged in business-dealings with Jews; or those who intend to deal with Jews for any other purpose. (Title-page).

pp. 167, (45). Call number on title, browned. Original publisher’s boards, rubbed. 8vo

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