Kirchliche Verfassung der heutigen Juden, sonderlich derer in Deutschland, by Johann Christoph Georg Bodenschatz. Frankfurt and Leipzig, 1748. Two parts (out of four) in one volume. German and some Hebrew. First edition. The first two parts of a work by the German theologian Johann Christoph Georg Bodenschatz (1717-1797), describing Judaism and Jewish customs, particularly the customs of Ashkenazi Jews. The book includes detailed and objective descriptions of Jewish customs during the author's time and provides a highly important source of information for the history of Jews in the 18th century. With 12 engraved plates by Gottfried Eichler and Georg Paul Nusbiegel (all of the volumes' original engravings, except for the engraved title page), depicting various Jewish customs: Blessing of the Moon, prayers in the synagogue, inauguration of a Torah scroll, Tisha Be'Av, lighting Hanukkah candles, the priestly blessing, and more. [16], 206, 328, 331-386 pp. + XII engraved plates (engraved title page missing), 22 cm. Good-fair condition. Some stains. Worming, with damage to text and engravings (mostly minor; one wormhole restored with paper). Inked stamps. Handwritten notation in margins of one leaf. Binding with leather spine, worn and damaged.