Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
Illustrated Passover Haggadah – Bombay, India, 1846 – First Bene Israel Haggadah
Opening: $1,500
Sold for: $1,875
Including buyer's premium
Illustrated Haggadah, with Marathi translation. Bombay (Mumbai, India), [1846]. Lithographed manuscript. Text of Haggadah and translation on facing pages.
Original illustrations. Illustrated title page, depicting Moshe and Aharon (inspired by the Amsterdam 1712 Passover Haggadah). Illustrations of the Seder steps and Seder plate (inspired by Livorno Haggadot).
First printed Haggadah following the rite of the Bene Israel community in India.
[5], 35 [i.e. 36] leaves. 24 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Dampstains. New binding.
Yaari Haggadot 656; Otzar Haggadot 895.
Original illustrations. Illustrated title page, depicting Moshe and Aharon (inspired by the Amsterdam 1712 Passover Haggadah). Illustrations of the Seder steps and Seder plate (inspired by Livorno Haggadot).
First printed Haggadah following the rite of the Bene Israel community in India.
[5], 35 [i.e. 36] leaves. 24 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Dampstains. New binding.
Yaari Haggadot 656; Otzar Haggadot 895.
Near Eastern and Far Eastern Jewry –
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Near Eastern and Far Eastern Jewry –
Manuscripts and Books