1765. (HAGGADAH). Seder Haggadah Lepesach. Amsterdam: Hertz Levi Rofe and son-in-law, 1765. Quarto, period-style full red morocco with elaborately gilt-decorated spine and boards, black morocco spine label, raised bands, marbled endpapers; ff. 33. $9000.1765 illustrated Amsterdam Haggadah, with 14 half-page woodcuts and numerous historiated initials. Beautifully bound in period-style morocco gilt.With commentary and instructions in Yiddish, prepared by Solomon Zalman London. Title within typographical border. Yudlov 244. Yaari 155. Text expertly cleaned with expert paper repairs to top edges of several leaves, not affecting text. A very good copy of a scarce edition, beautifully bound.

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Bookseller: Bauman Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 117487
Title: Seder Haggadah Lepesah
Author: HAGGADAH
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Date Published: 1765

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Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Quarto: The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
Spine Label: The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Morocco: Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....