Lot 488
Prayer in Honor of Queen Victoria – London, 1887
Jubilee Service Prayer and Thanksgiving for Her Majesty our Queen Victoria. Printed by Wertheimer, Lea and Co., London, 1887.
Jubilee prayer in honor of Queen Victoria [ruled for 63 years and 7 months, longer than any British king before and after her rule], "in the first synagogue in London, Sha'ar HaShamayim and in all Spanish and Portuguese synagogues" Hebrew and English, page per page. Noted on the English title page is that the prayer was led by Rev. Dr. Moses Gaster, Chief Rabbi of London Sefardi Jews [spiritual leader of Spanish and Portuguese Jewish communities in England].
11, [1] page, 22 cm. Good condition. Stains, primarily to cover and first and last pages. Creases.
Rare. Only a copy can be found in the National University Library, copied from the Etz Chaim Library.
