Bidspirit auction | The Passover Haggadah. Rare Trieste
The Passover Haggadah. Rare Trieste Edition, 1864. Presented here is complete copy of the Haggadah printed in Trieste, Italy in 1864. This edition of the Haggadah is of the most prominent editions printed in the 19th century, as it was the first edition to be printed completely with lithographic printing technology. Besides from being printed in a beautiful font, it includes 58 beautifully copper engraved illustrations. Under each illustration is a description describing each illustration. At the end of the Haggadah is seen musical notes composed for the ”songs of the Seder night as transmitted through the generations by our ancestors”. Rare. In good condition. Repairs on the first 3 leaves. Leaf 4 is torn at the top resulting in a loss of text. Light wine stains are seen. Bound in new leather binding. [1], 42, [1] leaves. Otzar Hahagados 1216.