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Der Reiche Moyses - Antisemitic Play Composed Following the Hep-Hep Riots - Germany, 1819

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Der Reiche Moyses in der Klemme oder Hep! Hep! in F ... t : Ein Lust- und Thränenspiel in 2 Akten mit einem Epilog vom Zeitgeist. Hadamar (Germany): Neuen Gelehrten Buchhandlung, 1819.
"Moses the Rich", an anti-Semitic play composed in the wake of the Hep-Hep Riots against Jews in Germany in 1819. The plot of the play takes place during the riots; its protagonists are the Jewish banker Moses, his family and his workers.
48 pp, 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Creases. Tears and wear to leaf margins (uneven edges). Bound in hardcover binding, with original wrappers.
Rare Book, Bibliophilic Editions and Art
Rare Book, Bibliophilic Editions and Art