(“BEN UZIEL”). Igroth Tzaphun. Neunzehn Briefe über Judenthum [“Ninteen Letters about Judaism.”]

Estimate: $700–$1,000
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

HIRSCH, SAMSON RAPHAEL.

printer

Johann Friedrich Hammerich

Place

Altona

Publication

1836

Description

FIRST EDITION. German interspersed with Hebrew. On title, signature of former owner "M. Friedländer"

summary

RABBI SAMSON RAPHAEL HIRSCH’S eLEGANT DEFENCE OF TRADITIONAL JUDAISM. Written in the form of an exchange of letters between two intelligent young men, Benjamin, an idealist impressed by society’s rapid progress in the arts and sciences, and Naphtali, a young Rabbi. "The Ninteen Letters" was immensely popular for its lucid presentation of Judaism before a rationalist audience. See E. Klugman, Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch (1996), pp. 59-67.

pp. viii,111,(1 blank), (2). Some foxing. Contemporary marbled boards, gently rubbed. 8vo

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