Lot 252
The Jewish Year – Moritz Oppenheim – Philadelphia, 1895
The Jewish Year, Illustrated by Pictures of Old-Time Jewish Family Life, Customs and Observances, From the Paintings by Professor Moritz Oppenheimm With Explanatory Text by Louis Edward Levy. The Levytype Company, Philadelphia 1895. English. First English Edition.
20 plates showing reproductions of paintings by Moritz Oppenheim depicting “the Jewish Year” and Jewish customs. Opposite each plate is an explanatory page in English. (the text as well as the reverse side of the explanatory page are accompanied by various illustrations, with Jewish motifs) Reproductions: 34.5X29 cm, binding: 53 cm. Thick cardboard boards. Fair –good condition. Tears at corners, and at margins of plates, stains. The front lining page is loose, binding worn.
