Seder Hagadah

Estimate: $6,000–$8,000
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

(HAGADAH)

printer

Abraham Jemal

Place

Bombay

Publication

1846

Description

Prepared by Haim Joseph Hallegua of Cochin. Hebrew and Marathi on facing pages. Lithographed throughout. Title flanked by Moses and Aaron, 13 vignette illustrations of the Seder procedure, with a final illustration displaying the required Seder ingredients - all represented in a distinctly Indian style.

references

Yudlov 895; Yaari 656; Yerushalmi 97-8

summary

The first Hagadah with Marathi translation - the indigenous language of the Bene Israel Community of India. << One of the most exotic of all Passover Hagadah illustrated edition. @

ff. (5), 36. Stained in places with some light worming. Neat paper repair on title and final leaf. Modern marbled boards. Tall 8vo.

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