Auction 93 Part 1 - Manuscripts, Prints and Engravings, Objects and Facsimiles, from the Gross Family Collection, and Private Collections
Two Early Books Printed in the United States – Isaac Leeser – Philadelphia, 1830/1845
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Two books printed in the United States in the 19th century, by Isaac Leeser:
• Instruction in the Mosaic Religion, by Joseph Johlson (1777–1851), translated by Isaac Leeser. Philadelphia: Adam Waldie, 5590 [1830]. English and some Hebrew. First edition.
The work was written with the aim of instructing the wider Jewish public on the principles of the Jewish religion, its practices and customs. Leeser's first printed work.
VIII pages, 139 pages. 21.5 cm. Most leaves in good condition. Stains, several leaves with many stains. Old binding, with defects; tear to spine.
Singerman 489.
• Catechism for younger children, by Isaac Leeser. Philadelphia: C. Sherman, 5605 [1845]. Second edition.
Study book for children, presenting the fundamentals of faith in question–answer form.
XII, 168 pages. 18.5 cm. Fair condition. Many stains, including dampstains. Minor wear. Open tears affecting text, repaired with paper (with photocopy replacement). Old binding, with minor defects.
Singerman 901.
Isaac Leeser (1806–1868), German–born American rabbi and intellectual. An opponent of the American Reform movement. One of the first leaders of American Jewry, he devoted himself to establishing Jewish institutions and transmitting the Jewish religion and history to the wider Jewish public. He published many books, including the first Jewish English translation of the Bible ("The Leeser Bible"; 1853).
Provenance: Private collection.
• Instruction in the Mosaic Religion, by Joseph Johlson (1777–1851), translated by Isaac Leeser. Philadelphia: Adam Waldie, 5590 [1830]. English and some Hebrew. First edition.
The work was written with the aim of instructing the wider Jewish public on the principles of the Jewish religion, its practices and customs. Leeser's first printed work.
VIII pages, 139 pages. 21.5 cm. Most leaves in good condition. Stains, several leaves with many stains. Old binding, with defects; tear to spine.
Singerman 489.
• Catechism for younger children, by Isaac Leeser. Philadelphia: C. Sherman, 5605 [1845]. Second edition.
Study book for children, presenting the fundamentals of faith in question–answer form.
XII, 168 pages. 18.5 cm. Fair condition. Many stains, including dampstains. Minor wear. Open tears affecting text, repaired with paper (with photocopy replacement). Old binding, with minor defects.
Singerman 901.
Isaac Leeser (1806–1868), German–born American rabbi and intellectual. An opponent of the American Reform movement. One of the first leaders of American Jewry, he devoted himself to establishing Jewish institutions and transmitting the Jewish religion and history to the wider Jewish public. He published many books, including the first Jewish English translation of the Bible ("The Leeser Bible"; 1853).
Provenance: Private collection.
Spanish and Portugese Jewry, and Various Jewish Communities
Spanish and Portugese Jewry, and Various Jewish Communities