Hagadah shel Pesach. Illustrated by Jakob Steinhardt.

Estimate: $3,000–$5,000
Hammer price: $5,000

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

author

(HAGADAH).

Place

(Berlin

Publication

1921)

Description

ONE OF 200 NUMBERED COPIES. Each woodcut illustration signed or initialled by the artist in pencil below image. Hebrew characters designed by Franziska Baruch.

references

Yudlov 2813 (unseen); not in Yaari

summary

A de-luxe, large-paper-copy of Steinhardt’s dramatic effort, “one of the most truly distinguished Haggadahs published in modern times, a milestone of Hebrew book production.” Yerushalmi 134-6.

Original vellum, few cracks in spine compartments, boards slightly bowed. Folio

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