Breslau [Wroclaw]: Bei Grass Barth und Comp, 1816. Item #43525

First edition. Later Cloth, 8vo, (11), 94 (2) leaves [i.e. 22, 188, 4 pages, = 214 pages total]. 19 cm. Title in Hebrew; text in Hebrew and Judeo German. Title translates as, “Pleasant Poems: For the Genesis Parshit: The contents of the book revealed by the 'Adhar' to the sublime, including the great foundation ‘the preservation of the soul’ upon which all the pillars of the Torah rest (and the Hagari) and is divided into six poems and translated into Ashkenazi [Judeo-German].”
Work of Biblical poetry and stories in Judeo-German and Hebrew. Contains a translation of S. Gessner's Tod Abels.
“Der Tod Abels (The Death of Abel) is an epic poem by Swiss writer Salomon Gessner, published in 1758. The poem retells the biblical story of Cain and Abel.
In the biblical narrative, Abel, the second son of Adam and Eve, was a shepherd whose offering to God was accepted. His older brother, Cain, a farmer, became jealous when his own offering was rejected. This jealousy led Cain to murder Abel, making him the first murderer. Gessner's poem explores this foundational story of fratricide, jealousy, and divine judgment, set within a pastoral style that made him famous throughout Europe. The work was widely translated and admired, even by Romantic writers” (Encyclopedia Britannica).
SUBJECT(S): Immortality -- Judaism. Adam (Biblical figure) -- Drama. Cain (Biblical figure) -- Drama. Abel (Biblical figure) -- Drama.

OCLC: 122845282. OCLC locates only 5 copies in North America (Cornell, JTS, YIVO, NYPL, Columbia) none outside New York State.
Soil and corner margin repair to title page, otherwise excellent condition, Very Good Condition overall. (PSB-1-33-MKK-’+).