Collection of c. 107 German-Jewish Calendars. For the years spanning 1840-1937 (few duplicates).

Estimate: $1,000–$1,500
Hammer price: $1,000

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

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Description

Texts in Hebrew and Judeo-German. For the communities of: Frankfurt / Rodelheim (69); Fürth (27) and Mainz (11).

summary

Spanning almost a century of German-Jewish life, these almanacs contain a wealth of detail relating to social, religious, genealogical, communal and economic history not found anywhere else. Includes many advertisements for religious needs (Tefillin, Mezuzoth, New Year’s cards, Jewish art, etc).

Lacking only 1872 and 1875. Original printed wrappers, minimally worn. 16mo.

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