(“Ben Usiel”). Igroth Tzaphun. Neunzehn Briefe über Judenthum [“Nineteen Letters About Judaism.”]

Estimate: $400–$600
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

HIRSCH, SAMSON RAPHAEL.

printer

Johann Friedrich Hammerich

Place

Altona

Publication

1836

Description

FIRST EDITION. German interspersed with Hebrew. From the library of Rabbi Dr. David de Sola Pool.

summary

Written in the form of an exchange of letters between two thoughtful young men: Benjamin, an idealist impressed by society’s rapid progress in the arts and sciences, and Naphtali, a young Rabbi. “The Nineteen Letters” was immensely popular for its lucid presentation of Judaism before a rationalist audience. See E. Klugman, Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch (1996) pp. 59-67.

pp. viii, 111, (1 blank), (2). Foxed, some pencil markings along margins and some foxing. Later boards. 8vo.

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