Die Memoiren der Glückel von Hameln 1645-1719

Estimate: $200–$300
Hammer price: $900

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author

(GLÜCKEL OF HAMELN)

printer

J. Kaufmann

Place

Frankfurt am Main

Publication

1896

Description

FIRST EDITION. Edited by David Kaufmann. Original Yiddish text with lengthy German introduction. The Adolph Buchler copy

summary

First published text of the famed diary kept by this Orthodox Jewish woman. Although her original manuscript is lost, copies made by her descendants were preserved.

pp.lxxii, 400. Lightly browned. Original boards. 8vo

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