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Auction 63 · Lot 100

Hagadah shel Pesach.

Estimate
$500–$700
Hammer price
$450

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

author

(HAGADAH).

printer

Y. Hroshantski

Place

Vienna

Publication

1791

Description

With translation into Judeo-German attributed to Moses Mendelssohn and with comments by Joel Brill.

references

Yudlov 352; Yaari 236.

summary

According to Yudlov, although the translation is attributed to Moshe Dessau (Mendelssohn) it was in fact executed entirely by Joel Brill.
ff. 20. Previous owner’s inscriptions on front and rear end papers. Browned with usual staining, slight worming on final two leaves. Contemporary patterned boards, rebacked. 4to.
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