Bidspirit auction | Passover Haggadah. Basel, 1816. With

Passover Haggadah. Basel, 1816. With the original binding - Order of the Passover Haggadah, with Ashkenazic translation … ins Deitsche ibersetzt und mit Anmerkungen versehen … Basel, 1816. With woodcut illustrations. One of the most important Passover Haggadot of its period, adorned with distinctive woodcut illustrations. Unlike many Passover Haggadot in which the woodcuts and illustrations were copied from earlier editions, the woodcuts in this Haggadah were created especially for this edition and appeared here for the first time. See Yaari, in his introduction to the Bibliography of Passover Haggadot, p. XVI; and see also Yitzhak Rivkind, The Passover Haggadah in the Mirror of the Generations, pp. 6–7. This unique Haggadah is recorded in Yerushalmi 86. Otzar HaHaggadot 565. [1], 54 pp.; 21.5 cm. Original binding resembling a game board; the pastedowns are also decorated with an ornamental frame. Condition: fair to good. As typical for Passover Haggadot, with clear signs of use. Staining. Minor tears. Loose leaves. pp. 43–46: tears at the upper margins, with minor loss of text.