Masecheth Berachoth. Edited and translated into German by E.M. Pinner.

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

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author

(TALMUD, BABYLONIAN).

Place

Berlin

Publication

1842

Description

FIRST EDITION. Hebrew and German face `a face. Hebrew and German titles in red and black. Full-page dedication to Czar Nicholas I, and six page list of subscribers including Royalty

references

Rabbinovicz pp. 246-8.

summary

This ambitious attempt to translate the entire Talmud into German was aborted after only one volume since several prominent rabbis withdrew their support for the project. See Yeshiva University Museum Catalogue, Printing the Talmud (2005) pp. 122-23. Accompanied by: Masecheth Berachoth. Edited and translated into German by E.M. Pinner. Second edition. Berlin, 1858.

ff. (4), 32, (2), 24, 149. Light stains. Later boards. Tall folio.

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