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Statutes of Mishmeret HaBayit Society – Amsterdam, 1808 –
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,875
Including buyer's premium
Portuguese – Especially Rare
Livro das Ordenanças ou Escamoth da Meritoria e Pia Irmandade Intitulada, משמרת הבית, Renovada em Amsterdam. Statutes of Mishmeret HaBayit society. Amsterdam: printer not indicated, 19th Av 1808. Portuguese.
Statutes of Mishmeret HaBayit society, a charitable organization of the Spanish-Portuguese society in Amsterdam.
At the beginning of the book, community leaders are asked to approve of the new formulation of the statutes after changes made by heads of the society, and to approve its printing and membership certificates.
This is followed by 24 statutes regulating the society's activity.
14 pages. 14.5 cm. Overall good condition. Stains. Early paper binding, torn and detached on both sides.
Especially rare. Not recorded in NLI catalog or WorldCat.
Bookplate of Mozes Heiman Gans.
Spanish and Portuguese – Sephardic Converso Jewry
Spanish and Portuguese – Sephardic Converso Jewry