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Lot 203

Songs and Prayers in Honor of Napoleon's Visit to Rotterdam – Rotterdam, 1811 – Rare

LaYehudim Haytah Orah Simchah VeGilah – Shirei Kavod UTefillah, in honor of the visit of Emperor Napoleon I and his wife Marie-Louise to Rotterdam, Holland. Rotterdam: J. Hendriksen, [1811]. Hebrew and French. Additional title page in French. Hebrew and French translation on facing pages.

Festive prayers and songs in rhyme, authored in honor of the visit of Emperor Napoleon to Rotterdam on October 25-27, 1811, as part of his tour in Holland after its annexation to France.

[25] pages. 23.5 cm. Wide margins. High-quality paper. Good condition. Stains. Original parchment binding with leather spine and gilt decorations; spine stained, worn and rubbed, with open tears to edges.

Rare.
Not recorded in NLI library. Few copies recorded in WorldCat.

Bookplate of Mozes Heiman Gans.

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