Herman Milton Bien. Purim: A Series of Character-Poems in Four Parts and Tableaux. Containing the Complete History from the Book of Esther.

Estimate: $1,000–$1,500
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

(AMERICAN JUDAICA).

printer

Bloch

Place

Cincinnati

Publication

1889

Description

Second revised edition.

references

Singerman 3763.

summary

“For recitations by young people, especially Sunday schools and Y.M.L.A.” A light-hearted dramatized rendition of the traditional Esther story. The author is celebrated for his composition of another work in this particular genre, the dramatic Hagadah for Passover, entitled “Easter Eve” (1886).

pp. 28. Original printed wrappers, lacking upper cover. 12mo.

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