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Bidding Information
Lot #
5382
Auction End Date
8/12/2003 2:12:00 PM (mm/dd/yyyy)
Title Information
Title (English)
Megilat Esther
Title (Hebrew)
מגילת אסתר
Author
[The Rothschild Copy]
City
Warsaw - London
Publisher
Joel Levenson
Publication Date
1876
Collection Information
Independent Item
This listing is an independent item not part of any collection
Description Information
Physical
Description
212:152 mm., browned and chipped, bound in contemporary boards, embossed with Rothschild's name in gilt, rubbed on edges with taped spine.
Detailed
Description
Sir Antonio Rothschild (1810–1876), an English baronet as well as an Austrian baron, lived as a country gentleman but was also active in the Jewish community. He was the first president of the United Synagogue, whose seal appears on the title.
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Listing Classification
Period
19th Century:
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Location
England:
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Subject
History:
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Characteristic
Language:
Hebrew, German
Manuscript Type
Kind of Judaica