Lot 92
Machzor for the Yamim Nora’im – Zhitomir, 1850
Machzor vol.1, for Rosh Ha-Shana and Yom Ha-Kipurim. Zhitomir, 1850. Printed by Rabbi Chanina Lipa and Rabbi Yehoshua Heshel Shapira, grandsons of the Slavita Rebbe.
“As customary in Russia, Lithuania, Poland...”, with a commentary.
[2], 164 leaves. 332 pages. 25 cm. Good-fair condition, stains, light wear and moth damage. Damaged cloth and leather binding.
Of the first editions printed at the Shapira brothers’ printing press in Zhitomir, which was active between 1847 and 1864. Bibliographically unknown (only vol. 2 of that edition appears on the Bibliography Institute CD, record 0317038).
