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"Haggadah and History" – Yosef Chaim Yerushalmi – Bibliophilie Edition

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Haggadah and History, A Panorama in Facsimile of Five Centuries of the Printed Haggadah from the Collections of Harvard University and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America by Prof. Yosef Chaim Yerushalmi. Philadelphia, 1975. English.
The book surveys the history of the Passover Haggadah and contains facsimiles of about two hundred printed Haggadot from the late 15th to the late 20th century. Copy no. 73 out of a bibliophile edition of 252 numbered copies.
Enclosed, in a separate portfolio, are leaves with facsimiles from the oldest printed Haggadahs, with an introductory booklet by Prof. Yerushalmi.
494, [2] pp; 18, [1] pp+ [16] facsimile plates, 29.5 cm. Good condition. Binding with leather spine. The booklet and the leaves are inserted in a cardboard folder covered with marbled paper. The book and the folder are inserted in a marbled paper-covered slipcase.
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