Lotzki, Abraham (Ed.) Shivchei Todah LeKir”ah [song of praise in honor of Czar Nicholas I]

Estimate: $2,000–$2,500
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

(KARAITICA).

printer

n.p

Place

Eupatoria

Publication

1833

Description

Hebrew and Judeo-Tatar. Printed in double-columns. Lower margins uncut.

references

Vinograd, Eupatoria 2; Mehlman 1833.

summary

The first dated Hebrew book printed in Eupatoria. Devotional poems by Abraham Firkovich and others, composed in gratitude to the Czar for exempting Karaites from military service and for drafting only the “Talmudic Jews.” A remarkable volume, that testifies to the rift between the Karaites and traditional Jewry - still so pervasive in the 19th century.

ff. (8). Dampsoiled. Modern calf. 4to.

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