Machzor with Kavanat HaPaytan, for high holidays and three festivals, "according to the rite of the Ashkenazim and other communities". With translation and explanations in Yiddish. Amsterdam: sons of Shlomo Proops Katz, 1750. Four volumes.

Complete, elaborate four-volume set, in original leather bindings, with gilt decorations. Gilt inscriptions of owner's name to front of each volume: "Belongs to R. Yitzchak ---" (the rest of the inscription is rubbed off of all volumes; in one volume the inscription is almost entirely erased).

First two volumes (labeled "Part I" on the title page) contain high holiday prayers, and last two volumes (labeled "Part II" on title page) contain prayers for the three festivals.

Early edition of machzor with Kavanat HaPaytan commentary (the commentary on the entire machzor was originally printed in Offenbach, 1744), containing short introductions before piyyutim explaining the author's intended meaning.

All volumes contain approbation of R. Aryeh Leib, Rabbi of Amsterdam, son-in-law of the Chacham Tzvi and father of R. Shaul of Amsterdam.

Inscriptions dated 1859 at beginnings of all volumes: "Donated by R. David son of Avraham Rakovs for[?] Eizik son of Avraham of Abbe".

Ownership inscription on front endpaper of second volume: "Belongs to Yehudah son of Mordechai, conclusion of Yom Kippur [?] 1807".

Two handwritten pages are added to the end of the second volume of Yom Kippur prayers (on back endpaper and inside the back board). On first page, the word "Ne'ilah" is written in large letters, followed by "this selichah is recited in Germany" (in Yiddish), followed by a short order of reciting the thirteen attributes. On the second page the selichah "Adon KeTikach Moed" is copied in neat handwriting, with the date 1807 appearing in the margins.

Four volumes. First volume (Rosh Hashanah): 20, 22-29; 100 leaves. 12 leaves of Shir HaYichud mistakenly bound again in Yom Kippur volume. Second volume (Yom Kippur): 20, 22-29; 12; 22; 164 leaves. Third volume (Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret): 20, 22-29; 12; 109 leaves. Fourth volume (Pesach and Shavuot): 20, 22-29; 12; 111; 72 leaves. 23.5-24 cm. Condition varies, good to good-fair. Stains. Tears in several places, including open tears, slightly affecting text. Original leather bindings, with original colorful endpaper. Wear and damage to bindings (open tears to second volume).

The copies recorded in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book (listing 000172448) have pagination differing slightly from the present volumes. Some copies of the machzor feature illustrated title pages at beginnings of volumes, which do not appear in the present copies.

Zedner, p. 467.