Kirchliche Verfassung der heutigen Juden, by Johann Christoph Georg Bodenschatz. Frankfurt-Leipzig: Joh. Friedr. Beckers / Georg Otto, 1748-1749. German and Hebrew. Four parts in one volume (with engraved title page and two general title pages; general title pages printed in red and black).

Important study by the German theologian Johann Christian Bodenschatz (1717-1797) on the Jewish religion and customs, particularly the customs of Ashkenazic Jewry. The book includes detailed and objective descriptions of Jewish customs during the author's time and provides a highly important source of information on the history of Jews in the 18th century.
The book is accompanied with thirty engraved plates produced by Gottfried Eichler, Georg Paul Nusbiegel, and Johann Conrad Müller, depicting Jewish customs and lifestyle: inauguration of a Torah scroll, blessing of the moon, priestly blessing, prayers in the synagogue, Sabbath, the High Holidays, Jewish festivals, immersion in the mikveh, visiting the sick, Jewish burial, and more.

Four parts in one volume: [16], 206; [1], 328, 331-386, [2]; [16], 256; 270, [34] pages + [1] engraved title page + XII + XVII engraved plates. 22.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Creases and wear. Minor marginal tears to a few leaves. Inscriptions. Red edges. Gilt-decorated binding with leather spine and corners, worn and damaged (lacking lower part of spine, restored).

Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, NHB.387.