CAHANA (COHN), David.
Sefer Or Khadash;
Sefer Or Khadash;
bound with:
ASHKENAZI, Shmuel Deutschländer.
Marë Halewanon.
Stock Code 117307
Warsaw / Pressburg, 1880 / 1847.
Or Khadash with dedication by the author, in Hebrew, to title verso. Commentary on the book of Psalms.
David Kohn (aka David Cahana, 1838–1915) was a Russian-Jewish archaeologist, historian and a prolific Hebrew writer. Born in Odessa he received a rabbinic education, but at the age of fourteen went to study medieval literature, modern languages, history and archaeology.
Marë Halewanon is commentary of the Song of Songs. Shmuel Ashkenazi Deutschländer was a 19th century Hungarian Rabbi, who authored a few Kabbalisitc commentary works.
8vo; both first editions, contemporary blind-tooled cloth backed boards, marble edges; gift inscription by the first book's author in Hebrew to half-title verso; Or Khadash: text in Hebrew, Yiddish, little German and Russian to half-title only, cracks to some of the leaves due to age, tear to title professionally restored; 46, [3] pp. / Marë Halewanon: text in Hebrew, Yiddish and some German; 78, [2] ll.
Vinograd, digital database 62836 / Vinograd, Pressburg 72.
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