Lot 192
Two Books – The Jewish Communities of Nuremberg and Fürth, 1754-1755 – Engraving
Two books by Andreas Würfel (1718-1769), concerning the Jewish communities of Nuremberg and Fürth. Bound together.
1. Historische Nachrichten von der Juden-Gemeinde welche ehehin in der Reichsstadt Nürnberg. Nuremberg: Georg Peter Monath, 1755. German, Latin and some Hebrew.
History of the Jews of Nuremberg. Fine engraved frontispiece showing the Nuremberg synagogue and six figures, each in distinct medieval Jewish costume.
[3] ff., 164 pp. + [1] engraved plate.
2. Historische Nachricht von der Judengemeinde in dem Hofmarkt Fürth unterhalb Nürnberg. Frankfurt and Prague, 1754. German and some Hebrew. Two parts.
History of the Jews of Fürth.
[2] ff., 170 pp.
Bound together. 19.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and creases (mostly minor). Inked stamps, including library stamps, and handwriting on several leaves. Binding and several leaves partrially detached. Some worming, with minor damage to text. Old binding, worn; cloth tape along spine.
