Jun 27, 2024 - Sale 2675

Sale 2675 - Lot 164

Price Realized: $ 531
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Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
(JUDAICA--THEATER.) [Samuel B.H. Judah.] Gotham and the Gothamites, a Medley. lvi, 93, [1] pages. 12mo, publisher's printed boards, minor wear; minor foxing; uncut. New York, 1823
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Samuel Noah was a playwright, and this controversial play ended his career. He was fined $400 for libel, was imprisoned when unable to pay, and upon his release became a lawyer. "An unrelieved flow of vitriol poured on the heads of numerous prominent New Yorkers, including Mordecai M. Noah" (Harap, Image of the Jew in American Literature, pages 261-263). Rosenbach 242; Sabin 36827, Shaw & Shoemaker 12971; Singerman 0372 (states that pages xxi-xxiv are suppressed in most copies, but they are present here).