{"product_id":"vintage-1949-haggadah-shel-pesach-israeli-passover-haggadah-eshkol-jerusalem-illus","title":"Vintage 1949 Israeli Haggadah Shel Pesach Illustrated Eshkol Press Jerusalem Israel","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an authentic, original softcover vintage Israeli Passover Haggadah (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaggadah Shel Pesach\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) published in Jerusalem in 1949 by Eshkol Publishing (J. Weinfeld). Issued just one year after the establishment of the State of Israel, this rare post-independence artifact reflects the distinctive early Israeli typography, graphic arts, and devotional publishing of the early Statehood era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFront Cover \/ Title Page:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Features classical architectural columns flanking a central illustration of the Exodus, topped by soaring double eagles and Hebrew headers reading \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaggadah Shel Pesach \/ Im Tziyurim U'Ve'ur Shirah Chadashah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Passover Haggadah \/ With Illustrations and \"Shirah Chadashah\" Commentary).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrations \u0026amp; Layout:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Includes woodcut\/line-art style illustrations depicting Seder rituals, the Ten Plagues (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEser HaMakot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), the Seder Plate arrangement (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeder HaKe'arah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), and traditional liturgical poems. Illustrated by M. Cohen (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMoshe Cohen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopyright \u0026amp; Colophon Page:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Clearly marked in Hebrew and English at the rear:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopyright by \"Eshkol\" J. Weinfeld, 1949\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted in Israel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted in the State of Israel at Eshkol Press, Jerusalem, Tel. 5351\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Jerusalem, Israel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAge:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1949 (Early State of Israel Era)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Paper (Softcover \/ Paper Wrappers)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Approximately 4.75\" x 6.75\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition Report: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery Good Vintage \/ Collector Condition given paper fragility and ceremonial use. Outer paper wrappers exhibit natural age-toning, light spotting\/foxing, and soft wear along the perimeter edges and spine fold. The interior pages remain complete, clean, and fully legible with typical uniform toning to the postwar paper stock. Free from major tears or structural loss.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthenticity Assessment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece is confirmed authentic based on primary physical and typographic indicators specific to post-1948 Israeli publishing:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColophon \u0026amp; Copyright Notice:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Imprinted with the bilingual copyright legend \"COPYRIGHT BY 'ESHKOL' J. WEINFELD, 1949 \/ PRINTED IN ISRAEL\" alongside Hebrew text referencing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMedinat Yisrael\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (the State of Israel).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePost-Independence Typography \u0026amp; Publisher Data:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The inclusion of \"Printed in the State of Israel\" (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNidpas B'Medinat Yisrael\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) in Hebrew colophon text restricts manufacture to after May 1948, perfectly matching the 1949 imprint year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaper \u0026amp; Printing Characteristics:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e High-acid groundwood postwar paper stock with age-appropriate oxidation and perimeter toning, produced using traditional letterpress block techniques for red and black ink passes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReference\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook Title:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOtzar Ha-Haggadot: Bibliography of the Passover Haggadah from the Commencement of Hebrew Printing Until 1960\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor \/ Editor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Yitzhak Yudlov (based on the work of Abraham Yaari)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReference Context:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Cataloged under the Israeli Statehood \/ Eshkol Press (Jerusalem) listings covering 1948–1950 imprints (Yudlov \/ Yaari Israel Imprint Series).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;\"\u003eShipping calculated by eBay\/USPS\/UPS based on your ZIP code.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;\"\u003eItem Description and Condition Disclaimer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;\"\u003eWe take great care in researching, identifying, and describing each antique item to the best of our ability, drawing on available resources and hands-on examination. 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