Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Two Parody Booklets – "Melitza LePurim", 1800 / "Masechet Shtarot", 1894

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1." Melitza LePurim", by Yehuda Leib Ben-Zeev. [Breslau, 1800]. 1st edition. A humorous "Legend" for Purim, by Ben-Zeev (1764-1811), of the first Jewish Enlightment Movement members. 12 leaves, 17.5 cm. Good condition.
2. "Masechet Shtarot", with a humorous interpretation, "Tosafot Gidulei Shvi'it, hagahat essrei vechidushei rav al-Pat". Found in an ancient manuscript in a library in Lod and published for the benefit of merchants. By …[ Avraham Abba Rakowsky]. Warsaw, 1894 1st edition.
47, [1] pp, 21 cm. Fair condition. Stains, creases and tears, handwritten comments.
Jewish Humor
Jewish Humor