Auction 7
Important Judaica: Hebrew Books, Manuscripts & Letters, Jewish Art.
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Feb 28, 2023
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LOT 26:
Keter Malchut – Sefer Yosifun. Amsterdam, 1771. Two Volumes With Illustrations.
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Keter Malchut – Sefer Yosifun. Amsterdam, 1771. Two Volumes With Illustrations.
The book, Keter Malchut, is comprised of the first two volumes of the book Yosifun. Yosifun is the Ashkenaz name of the book, She’erit Yisrael, authored by Rabbi Menachem Min HaLevi. Amsterdam, 1771. Second edition, illustrated.
The book details Jewish history from the destruction of the Second Temple until the date of this book’s printing, 1768. Includes the Spanish and Portuguese Expulsion, Discovery of America, Jews in India and Cochin and more.
The second volume of this printing has an added chapter 36, that discusses Jewish history around the world in general, and the Amsterdam community in particular, (1745-1769). These additions do not appear in most editions, and were taken from the first edition printed in Amsterdam, 1743.
German in Hebrew letters. (Yiddish-Deutsch).
[1] 244, [1], 151 leaves. 18 cm. Good condition. No moth signs. Stains. Antique binding with worn, leather spine.
