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Seder Haggadah shel Pesach im Targum Ashkenaz.

Scarce first edition of the Basel Haggadah in its original ornamental binding.

One of the more attractive Haggadah editions that were published in 19th century Europe. Its text is a reprint of Joel Brill's German translation of 1785. The magnificent woodcut illustrations of this edition 'were copied from Friedrich Battier's illustrations to a German Bible published in Basel in 1710 by Johann BrandmĂĽller, Jr. The woodcut of Moses at the Burning Bush shown here on the title page, was taken from the frontispiece of the Amsterdam Haggadah of 1712' (Yerushalmi).

First edition, 4to (21.6 x 17.7 cm); original printed paper boards, with a fine geometric design, edges rubbed, occasional old tape repairs (without loss), block cracked but holding; 24 woodcut illustrations in text; browning and staining to pages, previous owners' signatures to inside cover. Text in Hebrew and Yiddish. [2], 54 pp.

Vinograd, Basel 284; Yudlov 565; Yaari 399; Yerushalmi 86; Harvard 21.5:17.
$2,528.71
Seder Haggadah shel Pesach im Targum Ashkenaz.—
$2,528.71

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Scarce first edition of the Basel Haggadah in its original ornamental binding.

One of the more attractive Haggadah editions that were published in 19th century Europe. Its text is a reprint of Joel Brill's German translation of 1785. The magnificent woodcut illustrations of this edition 'were copied from Friedrich Battier's illustrations to a German Bible published in Basel in 1710 by Johann BrandmĂĽller, Jr. The woodcut of Moses at the Burning Bush shown here on the title page, was taken from the frontispiece of the Amsterdam Haggadah of 1712' (Yerushalmi).

First edition, 4to (21.6 x 17.7 cm); original printed paper boards, with a fine geometric design, edges rubbed, occasional old tape repairs (without loss), block cracked but holding; 24 woodcut illustrations in text; browning and staining to pages, previous owners' signatures to inside cover. Text in Hebrew and Yiddish. [2], 54 pp.

Vinograd, Basel 284; Yudlov 565; Yaari 399; Yerushalmi 86; Harvard 21.5:17.