Auction 54 · Lot 28
Richardson’s Almanac, 1857.
- Estimate
- $1,500–$1,800
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(AMERICAN JUDAICA).
printer
J.W. Randolph
Place
Richmond, VA
Publication
1857
Description
On title, State seal of Virginia. Marginalia in pencil.
summary
On p. 17 appears a Jewish Calendar listing the fasts and feasts with instructive remarks explaining the significance of the various observances. Also included are the hours for commencing the Sabbath. Finally, we are provided with a list of Synagogues in Richmond: “Kaal Kadosh Beth Shalome (Portuguese), organized in the year 1791 (Maye St.), Rev. Henry S. Jacobs, Minister; Kaal Kadosh Beth Ahaba (German), organized in the year 1841 (Marshall St.), Rev. Max J. Michelbacher, Minister”.
pp. (34). Ex-library, worn. Unbound. 12mo.
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