Hagadah shel Pesach. Or, Service for the Two First Nights of Passover

Estimate: $5,000–$6,000
Hammer price: $4,500

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(HAGADAH)

printer

L. Alexander

Place

London

Publication

1806

Description

Prepared by A. Alexander. Engraved frontispiece (often lacking), seven additional engraved plates, each plate with descriptive essay, large folding map of the Land of Canaan at end, two additional folding maps. 3pp. list of subscribers. Hebrew and English on facing pages, A Large-paper Copy

references

Yudlov 498; Yaari 345

summary

A PARTICULARLY FINE, WIDE-MARGINED COPY WITH ALL PLATES PRESENT. BOUND IN CONTEMPORARY CALF WITH GILT-TOOLED MOROCCO INLAY : “A PRESENT FROM MR. J. JOSEPH OF PLYMOUTH TO MOSES WOOLF.”

pp. (1), 5, (3); ff. 6; pp. 4; ff. “7”; pp. 4; ff. 8-14; pp. 2; ff. “15”; pp. 2; ff. 16-18; pp. 2; ff. 19-21, (3); pp. 3, 3, 2, (1). Browned (as usual), stained in places, otherwise a fine copy. Contemporary gilt-ruled tree-calf, sympathetically rebacked. 4to

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