Hagadah shel Pesach. Woodcut illustrations by Jakob Steinhardt. Hebrew font designed by Franziska Baruch

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

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author

(HAGADAH).

Place

Berlin

Publication

1921

Description

COPY NUMBERED “2” OF A LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 200 NUMBERED COPIES on handmade paper and signed by Steinhardt in Hebrew. Each illustration further signed by the artist in Hebrew below each image

references

Yudlov 2813 (unseen); not in Yaari

summary

A deluxe, 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 134-136

ff. (2 blank), 24, (2 blank). Original blind-tooled calf, upper portion of rear cover starting, extreme foot of spine chipped. Folio

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