Bidspirit auction | CLASSICS. SEFER HA’BRIS. FIRST EDITION

CLASSICS. SEFER HA’BRIS. FIRST EDITION BRUNN (BRNO) 1797. UNIDENTIFIED SIGNATURE. - CLASSICS. SEFER HA’BRIS. FIRST EDITION BRUNN (BRNO) 1797. UNIDENTIFIED SIGNATURE. Classic sefer presenting a view of general sciences from the perspective of Talmudic and Rabbinic sources together with moral and ethical instructions authored by R. Pinchas Hurwitz (1765-1821). Published anonymously!  Printed during the tumultuous period of Jewish emancipation, The Sefer Ha’Bris was received to great acclaim and was subsequently reprinted many times including a Yiddish and Ladino translation. None less than the Chasam Sofer urged people to purchase the sefer, commenting that if not for the author he would have been forced to write a sefer of this genre himself. Despite its enormous popularity, in some Chassidic circles however, Yeshiva students were forbidden to read this sefer.  Includes rare page in German with the censor’s authorization.  Early unidentified signature on title page.  Stefansky Classics 514. Neimann press. 4, 128. 66, 4 pages. 22.4 pages. Fine condition, slight wear. Modern binding. Opening bid $200