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Auction 47 · Lot 246

Beschreibung derer Dancksagungs=Gebetter

Estimate
$200–$300
Hammer price
$200

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

author

(PRAGUE)

printer

n.p.

Place

(Prague)

Publication

(1757)

Description

German

summary

In June 1757, the Jews of Prague gathered in the Altneuschul to give thanks for the Austrian defeat of Prussian forces at Kollin, thus thwarting Frederick of Prussia's attempt to capture Prague. See M. Saperstein, "Your Voice Like a Ram's Horn": Themes and Texts in Traditional Jewish Preaching (1996), p. 153
ff. 7 + 1 integral blank. Lightly browned. Wrappers, worn. 8vo
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