Divre HaYamim [historical treatise of Prague]

Estimate

$2,000–$3,000

Hammer price

$4,400

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author

POPPERS, JOSEPH YITZCHAK HAKOHEN.

Place

Prague

Publication

1772

Description

Autograph Manuscript in Hebrew, written in a cursive Aschkenazic hand on paper.

summary

An autobiographical treatise. Recounts family life and the author’s relationship with Prague’s rabbinic leaders (the Noda BeYehuda especially). Written following a severe illness that afflicted Poppers. He here recounts his resolutions for leading a healthier life. The Poppers Family were distinguished throughout the 17th and 18th centuries and provided Europe with many significant rabbinic and communal leaders. AN INTERESTING UNPUBLISHED WORK RELATING TO JEWISH LIFE IN MID-18TH CENTURY PRAGUE.

ff. 22. Bound in original calf, gold edged. Title-page incorporating engraved border (detached). Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, rubbed. 12mo.

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