Jüdisches Franckfurter und Prager Freuden–Fest, Wegen der höchst–glücklichen Geburth Des Durchläuchtigsten Käyserlichen Erb–Prinzens, by Johann Jacob Schudt. Frankfurt am Main: Matthias Andreä, 1716. First edition. German, Hebrew, and Western Yiddish.

Depiction of the ceremonies and celebrations arranged by the Jews in Frankfurt and Prague in honor of the birth of the imperial heir Leopold Johann (April–November 1716), son of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor. Including special poems and prayers composed for the occasion.
The work opens with an engraving (folded) depicting two processions which took place in the framework of the celebrations, one in the Jewish community of Prague, and the second in the Jewish community of Frankfurt. The procession of Prague's Jews includes figures of Moses and Aaron, a figure carrying a Star of David, groups of men raising a flag, and other Jewish characteristics.
Copy from the first printed edition of the book. Two years later, the author published this work within his famous book Jüdische Merckwürdigkeiten (part IV, Frankfurt am Main, 1718), with minor variations to text and typography.

84 pages + [1] folded engraved plate. 15.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains and defects. Several leaves with paper repairs to inner margins. Marginal tear to title page, repaired. Non–original binding and endpapers.

Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, NHB.351.