Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures
Laws of the Jews in Germany – Nuremberg, 1741
Opening: $180
Sold for: $425
Including buyer's premium
Tractatus De Juribus Judaeorum, Von Recht der Juden, by Johann Jodicus Beck. Nuremberg: Johann Georg Lochner, 1741. German.
Title page in red and black.
Comprehensive study on the laws and rights of Jews in Germany. The work relates to both German legislation and halachah, with the aim of promoting tolerance towards the Jewish community by study and explanation of halachah.
Engraved frontispiece depicting four images: a wedding, a last will, business affairs and execution by hanging.
[1] engraved plate, [10], 599 pages. 23 cm. Overall good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Small marginal tears. Rough, uneven trimming. Early binding with leather spine, color endpaper, and gilt decorations on spine.
Hebraica – Foreign Language Books: Latin, French, Italian, German, and More
Hebraica – Foreign Language Books: Latin, French, Italian, German, and More