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Auction 50 · Lot 170

Gebete der Juden

Estimate
$400–$600
Hammer price
$350

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

author

(LITURGY)

Place

Berlin

Publication

1799

Description

Translated from the Hebrew and with remarks by Isaac Euchel. Includes Ethics of the Fathers. Second revised edition. German interspersed with Hebrew. Most attractive contemporary binding: Maroon morocco with dentelles, spine gilt extra, a.e.g

summary

Isaac Euchel (1758-1804), one of the founding fathers of the Haskalah movement, prepared the very first translation of the Hebrew prayers in the German language. Fürst (Pt. I, p. 259) records the second edition of 1799 as appearing in Vienna. He writes that this second edition leaves out the remarks (i.e., notes) by Euchel. Evidently, there appeared in that year two imprints: our Berlin imprint with notes, and a Vienna imprint without notes
pp. 22, 408. Foxed. Binding rubbed. 8vo
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