Masecheth Berachoth. Edited and translated into German by E.M. Pinner

Estimate: $200–$300
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

(TALMUD, BABYLONIAN).

printer

I. Lewent

Place

Berlin

Publication

1842

Description

FIRST EDITION. Hebrew and German face `a face. Full-page dedication to Czar Nicholas I and six page list of subscribers including Royalty

references

Rabbinovicz pp.246-8

summary

This ambitious attempt to translate the entire Talmud into German, was aborted after only one volume, as several prominent rabbis withdrew their support for the project

ff. (2), pp. 4, 16, 24, ff. 87. Foxed, one leaf loose, small hole in German title. Contemporary boards, worn. Tall folio

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